Doctor stays in the exam room while you get dressed

Has anybody ever had a doctor stay in the exam room while you got dressed after a physical or some other exam or procedure? I'm curious if anybody has ever been naked under a gown or in just underwear that was then lowered for a physical and then had to get dressed in front of their doctor and/ or nurse afterwards.

If the exam ends with you bent over the table, wearing nothing but a paper gown that is probably falling off your shoulders and covering nothing anyway, and your doctor doesn't say anything, do you sit back down on the exam table or do you walk over to your clothes and get dressed? What if you were only wearing your underwear for the physical, is that any different? Ladies, if your exam ends with you in the stirrups, do you sit up and discuss anything with your doctor afterwards or does your exam end right then? Do they ever come back in to discuss anything further after your dressed? I can't imagine any doctor ever telling a female to get dressed and then stay and continue to talk to them.

At my last physical, my doctor and I probably spent another 10 minutes talking after the exam was over. Do I sit back on the table in just the gown or get dressed with him in there? It's different if he actually tells me I can get dressed, but what if he doesn't say anything at all? Just curious about everybody's experiences, preferences, and suggestions.

When I visited my pediatrician for any reason at all, the nurse would always have me take off my shirt and shoes before the doctor ever entered the room. During the exam she would unfasten my pants at the beginning of the abdominal exam. Afterwards, while she was talking to my mom, at some point she would tell me I could get dressed, while they continued talking.

At my current PCP I once very clearly heard him give a sports physical to a young man in the room next to mine. After the hernia exam I heard them talking for a few minutes, then the door open, then heard them talking and walking down the hall to the receptionist desk. About a minute later, the doctor entered my room. So clearly he stayed in the room while the patient dressed. However, I don't have any idea whether he remained completely dressed during the exam and just dropped his pants at the end, or if he was undressed to underwear or a gown during the physical.

Obviously, if it's a doctor that keeps you dressed during the physical and clothes are just removed as the exam progresses, he or she will be in the room when you pull your pants up and/ or put your shirt on after the exam. I've had a few physicals like this and always feel slightly awkward. The more work I have to do to get dressed (buttoning and tucking in a dress shirt vs. pulling on a t-shirt), the more awkward I feel.

My doc doesn't make it a point to leave the room while I put my clothes back on, but he's usually doing something else (writing notes, cleaning up the supplies he took out, etc.) or stepping out to tell the nurse something.

It's not like he's standing there watching me dress, but he doesn't say anything like "I'll leave you to get dressed" or anything like that. I think his general air is one of just nonchalance about the whole thing. If he has something else to do while I dress he will do it, but he's not going to leave the room for the express purpose of giving me privacy to dress. I can imagine he treats me no different than any of his other older male patients. He probably provides more deference to female patients, and maybe to younger patients of either sex. Although he's an internist, not a family doc so he probably doesn't see many patients younger than 20.

I mentioned in my other post about two doctors staying in the exam room while I undressed to my underwear. Both doctors stayed in the room while I dressed after the exam and walked me out. But I have not had that happened when I have been told to wear an exam gown for a physical. Anytime that I have been in a gown, I am left alone to dress afterwards. Just like I have never had the doctor or nurse stay in the exam room while I undressed and put on a gown. Most of the time that I have been told to wear a gown, I have also been told to strip completely so there would be nudity involved in taking off the gown to get dressed. Although I can't guess what difference it would make since the doctor has already seen everything there is to see by the end of a physical. The whole gown thing is a puzzle for male patients. I have had only one doctor who told me to keep my underpants on under the gown. Even he left the room for me to undress into the gown and he left again when he told me that I could get dressed. That is a lot of wasted modesty to avoid seeing a guy in his underpants after you have already had him lift the gown and drop his shorts for the genital and rectal exam.

For my physicals, the doctor always stays in the exam room whilst I get dressed afterwards. They're typing up there notes while I get dressed and then discuss any findings after I've got dressed.

When I was younger and my mother or father went with me, the doctor discussed their findings with my parents whilst I was getting dressed, which was a bit embarrassing being talked about in front of my older brother who was also there most of the time.

At all the exams that I've had where I've undressed in any way, the doctor always leaves so that I can dress. When I get a physical exam which has included a hernia check and prostate exam, the doctor has handed me a box of tissues. I've dressed and then the doctor comes back in to discuss my exam.

The last few years when I go to the dermatologist for my yearly skin exam I am seen by a 30 year old female physician assistant. After being called from the waiting room by the nurse, I am taken to one of the exam rooms and asked questions by the nurse, then told to undress to my underwear and then sit on the exam table. I am checked very thorough everywhere and then asked if there are any other area's pointing to my shorts. I have not had any issues and the exam ends. She then stays in the room talking and taking notes and tells me I can get dressed.

My doctor sometimes stays in the room and talks to me after my physical is done. Kind of cool having him standing there watching me try and stuff my erection back into my pants.

My urologist did a procedure and I was naked from waist down. I just had a paper cloth over me until he came in and then I had to lay on my side with knees to my chest. He removed paper for procedure. After he was done he said I could get dressed and he stayed with me until I was dressed.

My doctor does stay in the room while get dressed to type up his notes and discuss findings.

This was a common practice at my pediatrician's office. My pediatrician stayed in the room to discuss the exam and to remind the patient, or his parents, to schedule another exam. It was always a race against time to get dressed before she opened the door and said a few parting words. You never knew who would walk by and see you as she talked freely with the door open. It was always a game to try to catch a teenage girl half naked while the nurse led you back to the exam room.

Currently, the nurse has me to strip from the waist up for my vitals ... temp/BP ... to be taken. At times, I have been asked to remove my shoes and socks for the EKG. Next, I am instructed to remove my pants and underwear before donning an exam gown which I never tie in the back.

In years past ... and with other doctors ... I have been told what and when to remove. Some doctors have me strip down to my underwear while they step out of the exam room. Others have instructed me to remove my pants and shirt while they remained in the exam room. For the ones that have remained in the exam room while I undressed, I never felt like their intentions were to watch me undress. They usually have utilized this time to simply wash their hands or continue on with the customary paper/computer work.

Of all given scenarios, my preferred is to be asked to strip completely ... don an exam gown ... and then wait for the doctor to enter. The time that elapses between me sitting on the exam table until the doctor enters is exhilarating and nerve wracking.

When the exam is finished I am naked and he (the doctor) gives me a box of tissues so I can clean up. At that point we are talking about sports or some non-medically related topic. I hop down from the exam table, put on my underwear and finish getting dressed as we continue to banter. Once I am dressed, we exit the exam room together.

I’ve never had that happen, though I love the idea of my female PA watching me get dressed right after examining my prostate.

Both my PCP and urologist sit their typing notes while I get dressed. No big deal

Current regular Doc after medical history says "let's have a look at you, please put on this gown (cloth) with nothing underneath and I'll be right back" he also leaves so I can get dressed.

Urologist, after dropping my pants to knees while standing (not my favorite scenario) he palates testicles, then says turn around and bend over the table, he then does a very abrupt Dre with way too much lube. When he's done, hands tissues to wipe up (doing that in front of him is a bit humiliating) then I pull up my pants and we discuss his findings.

I described in a different post how at the dermatologist the medical assistant stayed in the room after I had a mole removed from the abdomen while wearing only black briefs, it felt like she stayed beyond what was necessary while I was almost naked and watched me get dressed.

At my doctor appointments,after the physical,the doctor leaves the room while I get dressed. I wound mind if she stayed in the room, she has already seen me fully naked.

Growing up I was always completely undressed waiting on the table before the doctor came in. Imagine undressing while the doctor was present would be a little awkward at least for me.

As an adult, I have had a few doctors who just had me take off my shirt or even just unbutton my shirt to begin the exam and each of them has stayed in the room while I did that. The exam would end with my pants and briefs down but all I had to do was zip, hook, and buckle and then replace my shirt. They have exact stayed in the room during that process as well. I find it a little awkward to put yourself back together while the doctor who has just inspected my penis and testes is there but it is quick and, therefore, not too bad. The pediatrician I saw from ages 11 through 18 would have my strip down to my briefs. He stayed in the room. Since I was a kid and moved really fast, it only took 20 or 30 seconds to accomplish that. I always had a form for him to complete, so he would do that while I was re dressing. I do not know how most of you feel, but after the humiliation of taking down my briefs for him to see my genitalia, I just really do not want any interaction with the man who just checked me out.

This was more prevalent while growing up that either a nurse would likely remain or return as I was preparing for my exam often in the presence of a parent. Once I reached being an adult and seeing doctors either while in college or thereafter, it was not something that happened.

For me the sequence of things matters. As soon as I reach the exam room and enter it, I get that sense of apprehension and wonder what I am going to be told. Sometimes the assistant leaves without issuing a directive. This is probably the most confusing to accept. What is next? A quick scan of the room occurs, as if this will yield meaningful information. Usually not!

The anxious feeling gives way to embarrassment as there is the "KNOCK" on the door and with it comes a nurse. Often, this means a quick forehead scan for a temp and/or being weighed and having my BP taken. During my growing up years, a temp meant having to bare my butt for a rectal temperature. No amount of protest saved me for this.

Once the nurse has finished her basic things and includes a urine sample, I am told what is to happen, which is dependent upon the doctor's preference, it could just be bare chested and still wearing pants, stripped to my briefs, or nude with a gown. All three have resulted in a full exam! There is no hiding from the inevitable genital and rectal exam. At some point, it all is displayed even if I thought there was the chance of this not occurring. The most embarrassing is when the doctor yanks my briefs down lower than I did for the exam. It's a clear reminder, show all, and don't stall! It feels like a loss of control. Having to remove my underwear completely is awkward for sure and I feel naked for for quite a while. No amount of covering with a hand helps. Either way is upsetting.

And so, I have really stopped counting whether the nurse or doctor will see me undress. One thing is for sure, one or both will see me naked and there will be the snap of a glove to signal a full exam!

Yes, I have had the doctor stay in the room while I dressed to exchange pleasantries and small talk. I was 24 and going to a private doctor's office for a FAA physical. The details are written more in other posts, but after the abdominal exam I was asked to stand up wearing only my boxers. He had me perform a series of range of motion tests-- touch your toes, squat down, etc. Then he said, "Okay, I need to have a look at your testicles." He pulled up a stool and I walked over to stand right in front of him. I lowered my boxers down to my knees and he began my exam. He used both hands for each testicle, which I kinda liked. He took a little longer than most to very thoroughly examine the right, then the left. I looked down and watch him as my flaccid penis was hanging right next to his fingers. When he moved to the left, he moved my penis out of his way to the right. Then, he inserted his finger into each inguinal canal, and I was instructed to turn my head and cough. With that, he rolled his stool back and said that I could get dressed. I reached over to the chair and began putting on my jeans as he told me that everything looked good, thanks for coming in, good luck, etc.

Yes, at the end of my exams my doctor will do the routine genital exam and then tells me I can get dressed and put on my clothes, so usually they are present while I am dressing. I used to wear a paper gown provided by the nurse, but it ultimately just seemed to get in the way for the doctor, so now I don't wear one at all, it doesn't seem to bother anyone.

This happened to me somewhat recently. My PCP usually has me in a gown with underwear underneath, and has always left the room at the end of the exam while I dress and wait for a nurse to come in and schedule my exam for the following year. At my last physical, I saw my doctor’s PA instead and was surprised to be examined in a gown and paper drape with no underwear. At the end of the exam, he wanted to check my blood pressure once more since it was high when my vitals were taken. While he typed his notes, he told me I could get dressed if I wanted. I almost just took the gown completely off, but decided to slide my trunks up underneath first. I’m glad I did, because after almost no time at all, he said he was ready to take my blood pressure. So, I sat on the guest bench in just my underwear while he did it. It was kind of like a bonus experience after I thought I was in the clear. Once that was over, he left and I finished getting dressed while I waited for the nurse.

Yes. The majority of my physicals no gown just in my underwear. Occasionally, there have been exams as an adult where I was asked to remove just my shirt and to unfasten & unzip my pants.

As a kid, I always had to undressed in front of his nurse. Starting around 11 or 12 years old, I began receiving a full genital exam while standing. My doctor would pull underwear down after the genital and hernia exam he’d said “ok , you can pull your shorts up and get dressed.” While I dressed he would be either finishing his notes, fill out a form (sports) and talk to my mom about me.

As an adult, from college to now even with different doctors it’s basically always the same. I’d have to pee, strip to my underwear and wait for the doctor. Maybe once and twice, the exam was a strip as you go. Once the genital and hernia portion was over he’d tell me to get dressed. My doctor would remain to finish up his notes or fill out any forms. Occasionally, I would be getting dressed while he asked me some questions.

I did find it semi awkward trying to carry on a conversation in your underwear or get dress. Growing up, it was listening to my mom and doctor discussing my genitalia.

I’ve had a doctor and nurse in the room while I’ve dressed before. They’re normally completing paperwork or cleaning up. I don’t find it that awkward, I mean they just saw me undressed.

It is quite common for me, but to me it is perfectly normal after all they have seen me either naked or wearing just my knickers

During my time having school medicalsin the uk (the vast majority 1960 - 1970) boys always had to get undressed / dressed in front of someone. There was a slight variation when younger at junior school (7rs - 11 yrs). I have posted in some detail on other related topics. So, here is an overview.

Junior School. Quite often, there was no dedicated medical room. At my particuar school (& many others I am sure). Boys' Medical Examinations took place in the school hall. About one third of the hall was screened off and the doctor & the school nurse were behind there.

Meanwhile, a whole class of boys (about 23 in my case) would be sent down to the hall, taking a library book / reading book with them. There were wooden PE benches set out. The supervising teacher (female more often than not) would tell everyone to take all of their clothes off - apart from underpants and vest fold them neatly and either put them behind or under the bench. We were then supposed to sit in silence and read until our name was called out (always in alphabetical order ) to go and see the doctor. Some boys did not wear vests and so were stripped down to just underpants. So, you always undressed in front of the teacher and each other.Not good if you were very modest or shy. Moreover, the hall was a thoroughfare and was not closed off. So you could be undressing (& later just sitting in your underpants etc while secretaries / caretakers / delivery people / class monitors (often girls) / whole classes of children etc were pasding through. A lot of people inevitably looked at you. At tbe end of the exam, you walked back across the hall and sat down again. When everyone had been examined, we were told to get dressed - again under supervision.

The medical part - into the nurse's area first. She would do several basic checks (scalp, nails, general obs, height / weight etc) then send you through to the doctor. By the end of his examination you would be naked. Now, maybe this was to save a little time, I don't know - but we were told to pick up our underwear and get dressed in the nurse's area. So, the nurse always briefly saw you in the nude. Moreover, as one boy cane out, the next was sent in. So, one of your classmates saw you naked - and, if you were the one going in, you always saw another boy briefly naked.

It was different at Grammar School (11 yrs - 18yrs). No mass examinations there. The appointments were all individual. Examinations took place in the temporarily converted Deputy Headmaster's office. You had to sit on a chair in the corridor outside. This time when you were called in, the previous boy came out wearing full uniform. The school nurse now told you to undress / take your clothes off - apart from vest / underpants. They were very authoritative and would be strict about making you fold your discarded clothing neatly.

The rest was virtually identical to Junior School. You still had to return to tbe nurse's area, naked, to dress. They might be filling in forns or getting ready for the next boy, but they would look at you. Often they were telling you to hurry up. I well remember a couple of times trying to go as fast as I could to get my underpants on that I would get flustered, put both feet through one leg hole, then overbalance etc. Thus, having to take my pants off and start again!! It was such a relief to be fully dressed and then sent out!!

Something like this happened to my wife about 15 years ago. She was a grad student at a university and I was working as a contractor,so I had no insurance at the time. My wife had not had a physical in five years and decided that it was time to get one,so she went to the university medical service. It was toward the end of the day and she asked if I could go with her,which was odd because my wife was then very much not into medical fetish. So I waited in the waiting room as my wife was being examined (which was quite hot as my imagination went into overdrive). About 20 minutes later the nurse asked me to come with her as my wife wanted me there while the doctor was discussing her exam results, which was also weird since she definitely was not into me watching her exams (yes I asked). I found my wife stripped to her panties with her arms crossed over her very uncovered breasts. The doctor, a somewhat older female, looked at me and said that my wife is in great shape and then told my wife she could get dressed as she left the room. I was completely puzzled and was about to say something as my wife shushed me. She dressed in silence and even left with her shoes untied and her jacket in her hand as we both left pretty quickly. Once we got in the car she said that the doctor was some sort of pervert. She told me the doctor made her strip to her bra and panties,as she was disrobing the doctor watched her take off her clothes. She decided to leave her socks on but the doctor made her remove her socks. As she got on the scale the doctor remarked on how lovely her bra and panty set was. My wife was in shock and she felt both fear and embarrassment. The exam went routinely ,the doctor removed her bra to do a breast exam and by the time the exam was finished and I came in she wore only her panties. She wanted me at the end of the exam so that the doctor would not watch her get dressed. It was very confusing for me as I was angry that this doctor had maybe taken advantage of my wife but at the same time in the back of my mind I was also very aroused.

@medfetperson I think we all would have thought the doctor was a perv if ther doctor were male. But I tend to think with the doctor being female and perhaps the nature of the university, the doctor may have thought nothing of staying there to not waste time while your wfie undressed, especially since she's a doctor and was going to be seeing her anyway.

The compliment on the bra and panties sounds like a number of things, where I would give the doc the benefit of the doubt. it sounds like typical small talk that docs engage in with young patients in during their exams. Again, if a male doc made those compliments, it may have been inappropriate. But because the female doctor could relate, and may very well have been sincere, I wouls assume it was innocent enough.

Have you spoken to your wife recently about the experience? I wonder if now that she's more mature, if she'd view it differently. Being a young grad student, I can kind of see where the awkwardness may have come in.

I think the whole thing is hot btw, in my own perverted mind. Thank you for sharing. Especially the part where the doc took if upon herself to remove her bra. Again though, it's 2 adult women, and many who went through something similar may have thought it's no big deal. And we all know so much as changed procedurewise in the past 15 years.

Yes, when growing up, our family doctor’s office was just one large-ish exam room. Most of my physicals, until I was 17, involved undressing and dressing there with the doctor in the room. After the exam, he would usually be at his desk, speaking into his dictaphone about my physical, while I was getting dressed. Until I was probably 13, the nurse would often also be in the room. There was a screen, which was used for adults to undress and dress behind, but that was never used for me.

After he retired, we moved to another medical practice with three or four doctors, and their exam rooms were smaller, with no screens. If I was seen by a female doctor, then I was usually left alone to undress and put on a gown, and then again after when I got dressed. But, when it was a male doctor, then I’d often be undressing and dressing with him still in the room, if he was doing notes.. One time there was a male med student observing, and while I didn’t completely disrobe during this exam, I did have to take off everything below the waist for the prostate exam. So, I did that, then stood there for several minutes like that, and then was told I could get dressed again. I did feel quite exposed standing there in front of of both them, probably more so than if I’d been completely undressed for the entire exam.

As an adult, I’ve undressed and dressed in front of a doctor, and/or nurse, while in other countries. And, a few times while doing medical studies. Most of the time, though, I’m left alone to do this.

As far back as I can remember over the years the Doctors or nurses have remained in the room while I dressed. A few weeks ago I had an ultrasound scan of the scrotum, the nurse stayed in the room and we chatted as I dressed.