Removing Your Bra In Front Of The Doctor

Ladies,

Have you ever been required to bare your breasts by removing your bra in front of the doctor? If so, how did he make the request? Did he ever assist you in removing your bra? Is it more embarrassing to be topless beneath a gown or to remove your bra in front of the doctor? Please provide the details of your experience.

This could definitely be an interesting topic! Thanks for posting the question, hopefully we can get some good answers!

Have never been asked to do that. Any time I've had to remove clothing, the doctor has left the room and has given me a gown to put on or a drape for my lower half when only removing my pants.

Years ago when I was in a developing country, I had a headache that lasted for days, and sleep was difficult. I went to see a doctor who examined my nose, ears, and throat. Then he told me, “Take off your bra.” I pretended I didn’t understand and ignored him. He gave up and gave me a prescription that worked. What a scumbag.

Was that Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable? I have heard he had a rather spectacular change of fortune as of late.

Was that Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable? I have heard he had a rather spectacular change of fortune as of late.

I literally laughed out loud!

@guinie Sorry you had that experience. It's referred to in most medical universities/schools by the interns who usually perpetrate it as "tubing" someone. As in TUBE .. Totally Unnecessary Breast Exam ... I've had a few try to pull it off on me not knowing my background. Trust me, they won't or didn't make a second attempt with me or any other woman!

For a doctor to assist taking off your bra sounds inappropriate.

I have had to remove my bra in front of the doctor before. He never stood there and watched me do it, he was always doing something else in the exam room or writing on my chart, and he certainly never helped me with it.

Fortunately, I have never been asked to do this. If required they leave the room and I just keep my shirt on.

My sister and I could not wear a bra because Grandma used to say we were small. Until sixteen, it was enough to remove the t-shirt and the breast was on display by the doctor. As a grown-up it has become almost normal to take off a bra. I think it's due to the habits of when I was a girl.

@beccarnmommy -Yes, I have heard of those! Totally disgusting.

Have you ever been required to bare your breasts by removing your bra in front of the doctor?

- Yes, when I was 16 years old, I had to undergo a medical examination before starting my job as a trainee. During this exam my doctor asked me to take off my bra for auscultation.

If so, how did he make the request?

- M doctor said something like "Please take off the bra for a short time." He said it pretty short, without much explanation why I had to take off my bra.

Did he ever assist you in removing your bra?

- No, I finally did that by myself.

Is it more embarrassing to be topless beneath a gown or to remove your bra in front of the doctor?

- Since it is not common in Germany to use a gown, I unfortunately have no experience with that. But I found it very embarrassing to stand topless in front of the doctor without my bra.

I was asked to remove my bra with the doctor in the room when I had checkups with my family doctor when I was in high school. I’d always begin the exam dressed in just my bra and panties, but then he would ask me to remove my bra so that he could check my heart and lungs and then he’d examine my breasts. He was always very professional and he’d never look directly at me as I was removing my bra

I had to remove my bra recently when my gyn wanted to examine my breast. Though gyn was a female but it was still embarrassing as it was my first time. I had closed my eyes as she examined my breasts.

I undid the bra myself. The gyn thankfully didn't help. It would have been very embarrassing otherwise.

I wasn't even fully naked. She let me do one by one. First the breast exam and then the gyn exam where she let me wear my top and bra before the lowers came off.

I felt being naked under the gown though weird but still better than being topless.

Yes I had to remove my bra in front of the doctor recently. A female doctor though.

Though I have to obviously expose my breast for a breast exam at Annual Physical, but that's with a gown. The gown comes down to waist, but in this case I was fully exposed and no gown.

It was my first time like this

I was experiencing pain around ribs area so the doctor wanted to listen directly. She politely said. Can you please take your top and bra off for a bit. I would like to listen there.

This was at home. She didn't assist me but my mom did help to take bra off quickly. She knew I had never been in this situation so was feeling little weird. She patted me saying it's OK. Don't bother.

Since this was my first time so definitely this felt more weird than being naked under the gown/ pulling down the gown for breast exam. That has been happening every year since I was 23. Though that was also weird for the first time.

I’ve never had to remove my bra in the presence of a doctor, only when they leave. It would be rather embarrassing.

For my medical yes. I have to take off all my clothes with the lady doctor in the room then put my t-shirt back on. Usually I keep my knickers on until the vulva exam, but a few times including the last time I had to take them off at the start, so she sees me remove my bra and knickers. When it's time for the breast check she asks me to lift the t-shirt up to my chin to bare my breasts. I then lower it to my hips and she looks between my legs.

Mostly the doctor doesn't watch but theres been a few occasions where he lifts it up

I never ask a patient to remove her bra in front of me… They are given gowns to prepare. If they do need help, my MA / LPN help them get into gown/exam table..

I have been surprised few times, where patients have lifted their bra or lowered their pant with panties during regular exam… Knowing them for few years, it was never with fetish purpose, it was more with finding out what's wrong… They were more concerned about the condition than fetish.

Typically I keep my bra on under my gown and remove it upon the doctor’s request. I’d say it’s more embarrassing removing it in front of the doctor; however, I’m more comfortable waiting if I’m wearing my bra. The doctor will say something like “Ok, now I need to examine your breasts. Can you remove your bra for me please? I can help if you’d like.”

No he has me remove it before my exam im topless under the gown. My undies stay on until he needs to look down below