Has a doctor ever examined your perineum?

Has a doctor ever examine your perineum? Did they press a finger into it? And are they checking the Prostate from the outside?

I've had 2 different doctors do this during the genital exam and thought they were checking my Prostate from the outside.

I don't think I have ever had a doctor examine my perineum. That definitely sounds like something I would remember... and cherish.

I don’t think it was the prostate checked. Probably those doctors were a bit more enthusiastic than normal practice.

When I was very young I had check ups for STD and those, apart from inspection of penis, scrotum and perianal area, included visual inspection of perineum. I was asked to puss my scrotum upwards and spread the legs more apart.

I just had my annual physical a week and a half ago. And no he didn't check my perineum at least not with his finger no kind of palpation. He maybe looked at the skin while he was visually examining me before the rectal exam but that would have been all.

If i'm not mistaken it was recommended for doctors of earlier generations to start their tactile examination of the penis in the perineum, behind the scrotum. they were instructed to palpate the entire shaft, which starts up inside the body. but that's just my recollection and could be wrong. i've never had that extensive an exam and think that docs these days don't follow those guidelines any longer.

Yes, in pelvic floor PT. I felt bad for the PT student helping her as I nearly hit the ceiling from the pain, there was a big muscle knot there.

Yea I did have a doctor for a couple of years who would feel as low as there but it was only for a moment or two.

I've had my dermatologist examine my perineum. It was due to having a skin irritation near there. He glided his fingers over it, and also pressed down to feel for any lesions or abnormalities. While there and while examining, he had my legs spread, lying back, with him holding my thigh on his side (my right), and the nurse holding my thigh open on my left. Anthony was there as well, taking in the whole scene, listening intently as was I. It was an interesting moment as I am a bit ticklish on my right side, especially that area where the thigh meets the pelvic region...all while he was examining this very sensitive area 🤭

Yes, I did have mine examined. There are several references to them doing so in my childhood medical records.

Last time it happened (without an associated rectal examination) I was aged 11.

Yes but only because I had a hernia surgery and they were checking everything down there while I was in the hospital.

Unfortunately, never in a real exam. 😢

Always in a play exam! 😃

At a urologist exam, after the cystoscopy while already lying prone, the doctor helped put my feet flat on the exam table and lifted my scrotum prior to the rectal exam. It was brief, but I felt the quick press on my perineum before telling me I'd be feeling some pressure as he inserted his finger.