How thoroughly does the doctor examine your penis during a physical exam?

What does the doctor do?

First he palpates it while I’m laying down. Then when it’s time for hernia check he usually squeezes the tip open and asks if there is any burning.

First he palpates it while I’m laying down. Then when it’s time for hernia check he usually squeezes the tip open and asks if there is any burning.

Are you circumcised or uncircumcised? I've always wondered they do different things depending on how you are.

I have never had my penis checked during a medical exam,seems im missing out on something when i have my check ups

In the past few years, I haven't had to take my underwear off at all. They don't even check the 'nads. Last time they did was when I asked about some skin issues down there, but they took a look covered me up quickly.

I'm surprised at the lack of thoroughness, but a trip to the "real doctor" is not the time to get my rocks off.

Urology is the most threw. They touch examine everything balls hernia penis head. Regular doctor just checks testicles and hernias. I wish they was through on checking everything.

My pediatrician always examined my penis, and I was always thoroughly erect as a teenager. He would open the urethral meatus by spreading it with his thumbs. Then, he would inspect all sides of it by shifting it left, right, up, down.

At adult physicals, my penis hasn't been specifically examined, just hanging there in the way for the testicle/hernia exam.

Growing up, my pediatrician always examined my penis. Depending on my age, I would be laying down or standing. He would palpate, retract my foreskin and inspect the glans and move it around in every direction. Then would then spread or pinch open the meatus with his thumb and index finger. As a teenager, I found the exam awkward mainly because my mom was in the room has he examined my semi hard penis. During my H.S.physicals, the school doctor always checked my penis exactly was way as my pediatrician. The first time it was strange having the school doctor examine your penis. It did matter if you were circumcised or uncircumcised every guy had their penis checked before the hernia portion.

At adult physicals, my penis was examined almost in the exact same manner. First, my penis then would check my testicles and hernia exam. A few times, I had a doctor that would run his gloved index finger down the meatus across the urethra opening.

When I was examined at my pediatricians visit he took time with my penis. He would hold it and feel from bottom to top and he would expose the head and take his time and finger the top. He would then move the penis around in all directions. Then continue to my balls and the two hernia checks and belly probes.

Must be going to the wrong doctors, they never check my penis..

Never had a doctor examine my penis or balls. Since 2014 they don't examine anything. They listen to my lungs and it's how do you feel? bye now.

Never had a doctor examine my penis during a routine medical exam, obviously they see it when doing the hernia exam but never touched it.

My first physical when I switched to my current doctor was thorough. I dropped my pants and he checked my hair and the area surrounding my genitals. Then he lifted my penis with both hands palpating all around while moving and looking at it from all angles before spreading open and inspecting my urethral opening. Next he inspected and palpated my scrotum and testicles very thoroughly. Finally, he conducted a hernia exam before moving on to the prostate exam. Every year since then is just a hernia exam followed by a prostate exam. Every exam prior to this doctor was just a hernia exam, I had never had my penis examined, testicular exam, or prostate exam during a physical before.

I dropped my pants and he checked my hair and the area surrounding my genitals. Then he lifted my penis with both hands palpating all around while moving and looking at it from all angles before spreading open and inspecting my urethral opening. Next he inspected and palpated my scrotum and testicles very thoroughly. Finally, he conducted a hernia exam before moving on to the prostate exam.

Sounds like a good one @BenDover

How did you find this doctor?

All the pediatricians that visited me in my childhood used to spend a good time checking my genitals. My regular doctor checked them every time she visited me, despite for the reason of the visit (flu, sore throat, abdominal pain...). My mother took me to her for a general control twice a year (usually before starting school in September and a second time in March): the last part of the exam, with me completely naked from the beginning, always concluded with a very long and thorough abdominal palpation, then penis exam with decalottage lying on the examination table, then testicle palpation first in frog leg position, then sitting on the table with crossed legs and finally standing also with hernia check (sometimes before standing she also performed anal check, rarely with a quick digital exam)

As a teenage at pediatrician, he would look at my genitals while laying down by lifting and pulling my waist band down. Then he would have me stand and drop um and he would role each testicle and lift penis to check under my head. When I switched to adult doctor pretty much same thing except testicular exam happened laying and standing.

Forget the genital checks, I recently hurt my rotator cuff and they didn't even bother doing a range of motion exam! At this point, just have a drive-through blood clinic and be done with the charade of yearly well exams.

Sounds like a good one @BenDover

How did you find this doctor?

From my wife. She works in healthcare and recommended him to me because she knew our personalities would be a good fit. I'm not overly fond of doctors and she knew he'd walk the fine line of not irritating me too much and still give me good medical advise. I don't think she had any idea that he would be as thorough as he is. At least, that's not the only reason she recommended him.

I'm tempted to pay for concierge healthcare, the way things are going.

My old doc never did much down there. He retired and I have a new guy who is about 40. He hasn't even examined me anywhere yet and it's been a year. I think he is doing family medicine and is trying to do sports medicine too. I think he will probably just do that at some point. Getting a new doc sucks!

My company doc just barely checked me for a hernia. I'm always waiting for her to tell me get completely naked so she can do a complete exam.

My new PCP did a very thorough genital exam. She examined me both while I was supine and completed the exam with me standing in front of her while she sat on a stool. My genital exam was much more complete while I was standing, including an exam of my penis, scrotum and testicles and a hernia check. The supine exam was more focused on my inguinal nodes and femoral pulses than on my genitals.

then he lifted my penis with both hands palpating all around while moving and looking at it from all angles before spreading open and inspecting my urethral opening.

I'm glad two hands arent needed to lift mine. 😂🤣😃

From the earliest age I can remember up through age 10, the pediatrician I was taken to did not have me undress for exams. He would examine me around my clothes and the genital exams consisted of him sticking his hand down the front of my pants and briefs and feeling my balls. That doctor passed away and I began seeing a different pediatrician at age 11 and continued with him until I went away to college at 18. He had me stripped to my briefs only for the entire exam he had my briefs down for the genital exam at the end of the physical. The first two years, he dropped them while I lay supine on the table, and in years subsequent to those, he instructed me to stand and “drop your britches.” The only examination he did of the penis was spreading the meatus prior to feeling my balls and then doing the hernia examination. As an adult, I have only had one physical by a doctor, family practice I believe, who did any sort of examination of the penis. He had me stand in front of him seated on a stool, said “slip your shorts down,” and, after a few seconds of just taking an overall look at my junk, took the penis in both hands and palpated the shaft from base to head, followed by 360 degree visual inspection of the head and then a separation of the meatus. He then moved on to palpate the testes, one at a time, and then a “turn your head and cough” hernia exam. No other doctor has examined my penis as an adult.

These days the urologist has me drop my pants and boxers and she examines my penis and balls pretty thoroughly. Then it’s turn around and bend over for the DRE.

The PCP has me naked under a drape which is lifted above my waist and she exams my genitals while I’m laying down with my legs spread apart. Then I roll onto my side for the DRE.

I havent had any kind of genital or rectal exam as part of a physical since I was a kid. I'm 40 years old now. My last physical was last December, 2 weeks before my 40th birthday too.

Over the years I've had a mix of male and female urologists. The male docs would have me drop my pants while standing, examine my penis, and have me turn and bend for DRE. All the female docs had me lay prone on the examining table, clothes off, and covered with a sheet. There was always another female in the room during the exam, an assistant of some sort. The doc would raise the covering to my waist, do a very thorough exam, and then have me draw up my knees for DRE. The pattern was quite consistent between male and female docs.

I've had numerous penis and testicle exams and they have differed by each doctor. It is in the hand of the practitioner. No pun intended. Some may with being more thorough also enjoy the process which never offended me. I remember on one occasion my penis being somewhat extended and semi-stretched in a manner like seeing if it would have any discharge once the head was pressed and spread at the urethral opening also pressed open. I being of bi. nature from youth as stated above wasn't offended by my practitioner's handling of myself. Regardless , some are not thorough enough and sometimes have to be asked to perform this procedure along with a rectal and prostate exam also. I recount on one exam the testicular exam was omitted but charted as completed apparently for insurance purposes in that it was a yearly physical by insurance and i later saw a detailed explanation of services and procedures performed.

My doctor gently opens the meatus and asks if it hurts when I go to the bathroom. After I tell her no, she gently squeezes the head ( I’m assuming for checking to see if I have discharge) before finally gently palpating the entire shaft and asking if anything hurts. After that it’s a quick change of the gloves then a hernia exam

In my case, very!

I've had various issues, so if im in for a full medical, then I get a full penis and scrotum exam