What embarrassing questions were you asked during a medical exam?

13 and being examined for my physical when my pediatrician noticed some bruising on my butt. It was embarrassing enough that she asked about it, only for my aunt, who raised me and was in the room, to explain how I had mouthed off a few days ago. The pediatrician then asked if I had learned my lesson.

My pediatrician was the mother of a friend, which made the appointments bad enough, for her to know I was still being punished like that at 13? Any trace of dignity I had was gone in that second.

@Colin66 What implement had she used?

That happened over 45 years ago. I remember a few things about it, but no real details.

@colin66 Right. I was just surprised by the bruising.

@colin66 Right. I was just surprised by the bruising.

I assume she grabbed something hard. One of my sisters said my aunt always used a heavy ruler when she spanked us, but I have no memory of it.

On a previous visit my doctor had suggested that my mother try giving me enemas to treat stomach cramps I was having. I was 9 at the time.

During my next regular exam he asked my mom if she had followed his suggested. She told him she had and provided more details. He turned to me and asked if I thought the enemas were helping me. I nodded my head yes. He then told my mom that she should continue my enemas.

Now I had faked those stomach cramps that triggered my getting enemas. Well I liked getting them, so my nodding yes got them to continue.

Once when the lady doctor was giving me a physical exam and I was naked. She pointed at my pink bottom and asked me if I was alright and was I being abused.

I was embarrassed and it took me sometimes to recover and I told her embarrassingly that I and my husband having some fun. She was concerned because she just came across a case of domestic abuse recently.

When I told my husband he jokingly said that he will make sure my bottom will be more than pink for the next visit. We now avoid any spanking when I visit the doctor.

I was urinating blood so the doctor, a female, asked me a series of questions. One of them was the last time I climaxed from sex. And then asked the last time I climaxed from “a reason other than sex”! I always wondered if that difference mattered or she just wanted to make me squirm!!

None so far, they just always ask the stupid questions. Are you depressed, feel safe at home? Ya da ya da ya da. 😡

None, but only because I think it’s pretty impossible to embarrass me.

Have had to answer the usual, detailed, questions about sex at the sexual health clinic when asking for PrEP and speak about my genitals in detail with the gender clinic. Sometimes I worry I’m not embarrassed enough

To Sensei1980. So tell us about the exam in front of your mother and sister... how old were you. Was this the way you got examined through your teens? Plus having an erection> wow

When I was about 15 I was having my yearly exam at my pediatrician and she was taking notes. She asked me if I was sexually active and I, naively, said "with other people? No". She then asked "so you masturbate?". Id never been asked so plainly. I blushed and said "um, I guess". She said "it's perfectly normal. Do you ejaculate semen when you masturbate?". I don't think my cheeks could have been redder, but I managed to say "uh, yeah". She typed for a while longer and that was the last of that line of questioning. But God it was so embarrassing.

@Jacana he was definitely not just.doing proper examinations. He did a lot of sketchy things

Once during a wellness visit I complained about getting random bloody noses in the mornings (winter, dry air). My doc asked if I picked my nose which was odd to me. Anyway, I lied. She told me to get a humidifier.

When I was a teenager the doctor asked me if I had started having periods. When I told him that I had he had a bunch of questions including whether they were regular, how long in duration, was my flow heavy, and were they painful. While I was OK with the first question the remaining caused me increasing embarrassment.

Not an embarrassing question, but clearly an annoying on that occurred maybe 20 years ago when my ob/gyn asked if we had firearms in the house. I told her that she didn't need to know and she dropped the subject.

Questions about my sexual activity have been asked. I consider that inappropriate, and I let the doctor know. If I need to address it, I’ll ask for advice.

I would say questions about sexual activity mainly. Other than that any questions about the private areas, especially when the provider is examining them can be embarrassing.

Nothing really embarrasses me. They’re medical professionals and need to know our recent history including sexual history and questions about the genitalia for doing a thorough exam.

Nothing really embarrasses me. They’re medical professionals and need to know our recent history including sexual history and questions about the genitalia for doing a thorough exam.

True, but I still find it a little embarrassing when my PCP is checking the penis or doing a testicular exam while asking about sexual history.

Not during a physical exam, but my psychiatrist of many years (since my teens) knowing my medication decreased libido asked how sex with my boyfriend was and if I just "laid there and let him do his thing."

I don't think he was being purposely inappropriate. I think I'd been his patient for at least 12 years at the time and he wasn't thinking. A psychologist I know has a theory that all male psychiatrists are sexually repressed and awkward lol.

A psychologist I know has a theory that all male psychiatrists are sexually repressed and awkward lol.

I agree with him!

I had a follow-up recently with my urologist and the nurse asked me if I needed any condoms. Not super embarrassing but a little surprising as they’ve never asked me that before.

My doctor askes me every year, "any problem achieving an erection? "any problems when you cum"?

While he's doing a testicular exam he'll say "any pain? any lumps or bumps?"

When he has me bent over the table examining my anus "any problems with hemorrhoids? anything abnormal with bowel movements"

With my first check with a midwife, she asked about the vericose vein on one of my labia. ..

I’ve been asked about sexual activity and masturbation a few times, but it’s always been when it was appropriate. If I was talking about medication side effects or had some kind of issue.

I don’t get embarrassed easy really, but I did get asked a question I hadn’t expected at the breast clinic a couple of weeks ago. I’d been there because of a lump so was getting a mammogram. Apparently that shows up marks that you don’t see on the outside - and I was questioned on why my nipples seemed to have been crushed a bit quite recently. The poor doctor seemed far more embarrassed than me.

I was giving blood once and got asked if I had anal sex in the last three months.

I was giving blood once and got asked if I had anal sex in the last three months.

Forgive my ignorance but why in the hell would someone taking you blood ask you anything about sex let alone anal sex?

Receptive anal intercourse raises the question of HIV or HepB exposure.

This was anything but embarrassing. In fact, it was one of the funniest things that ever happened to me.

I had a fistula and was being examined anally at one of the most renowned medical clinic in the world. I was on my left side, legs drawn up, bare butt. As the doctor insert his finger in my anal opening, I naturally tighten. Instead of saying something like "Just Relax." Or "Push out like you are voiding. " He said. "As soon as a feel your tonsils, I will quit."

Needless to say, I started laughing and relaxed. Finally I said. "I don't have any tonsils."

As he was with finger his finger from my anal passageway. He retorted. "I know."

I might add here that the doctor went to Medical School with my brother. Although I had never met him, he was not a total stranger.

That's hilarious! Wish I'd thought of that!