LADIES: Physical with bra and panties on or off

Girls, when you go for a yearly physical and have to change into a gown, Do you leave your bra and panties on or are you asked to take them off? My current doctor, who I started going to last year, has me take everything off under my gown.

The medical assistant hands me a gown and tells me to take everything off including bra and panties with opening of gown to the back.

During my reproductive years, my annual exams were with a gynecologist. I didn't have a primary care provider until after I had my hysterectomy. I can't remember if I always told to take off my bra and panties when I went to a gynecologist but I always did.

I was always required to have a breast, pelvic exam and pap smear every year from age 18 until my hysterectomy. Now if I'm given a gown, I always take off my bra and leave my panties on. I still get occasional breast exams.

For my yearly physical with my Internist, I am given a gown and directed to take everything off including bra and panties for the examination.

I have had only 1 real “physical” (not counting play exams)

It was more than 2 years ago

It was more of a visit to gynec alongwith few blood tests first.

I was told by the nurse beforehand to remove my bra and panty under the gown

It seem to be the protocol for many gynecologist to have their patient wearing a gown, at USA at last..

The nurse just hands me a gown and tells me to get undressed and put the gown on.

I've had the same doctor since I was young. Before age 14, my exams were done in just my bra and panties. When I turned 14, and the nurse gave me a gown, I assumed that the reason she gave me a gown was because she wanted my underwear off. I started then, and have just always done it that way since.

My primary has me remove everything except my panties and has me put on a midsize cloth gown. I believe his reason for this is he does check my leg range of motion towards the end of the exam and my groin is stretching. He does do a female portion (3-5 minutes) but when he’s finished my panties come back up.

When I visit my family doctor, I know how he wants me to undress. I usually strip down to my waist. I remove the bra by default. Gowns in our country are not given to patients. If I go to an unfamiliar doctor, when he asks me to undress, I clarify to where exactly.

Last time I was in my bra and panies, no gown. Bra was taken off at the breast exam, put it back on before removing panties for pelvic.

Unless it’s my gynecologist I’m not asked to completely disrobe. My dermatologist has had me do so in the past but my current one has me leave my panties on

At my internist I am asked to undress and the last time the young medical assistant told me everything but my underwear. So I kept my panties on and put the gown on. At my gynecologist, she told me to take off everything and she put an emphasis on EVERTHING so I got completely naked before putting on the gown. At dermatologist, the older medical assistant told me to strip down and change into my birthday suit, she then giggled and smiled. She said she was trying to make me feel comfortable and add a personal touch to my visit. I chuckled and said I appreciated that humor. Then I got completely naked and put on a paper gown.

This thing has changed so much over the years. When I was younger I had to strip to my panties and I was just given a paper sheet to cover with. No Bra. No socks. No gown. Just my undies and a crinkly sheet.

Then as I got older I wore a gown with just my underwear on. No bra. No socks once again.

A few times I’ve had to take off my panties too, depending on the day and the doc. Then I’m just in a gown.

Once I didn’t have to undress at all. I didn’t go back to that doctor. Fuck that shit. I’m here for an exam.

In my unprofessional opinion, it's sad to see so many ladies allowed to keep their panties on under their gowns. Although, when I think about it, I suppose that's why I made medicine a fetish rather than a career. I'd have probably ended up in jail or a defendant in a civil suit, or both.

Welcome @Raina