Gown/sheet or naked

I like to be wearing something. I like a cloth gown substantially more than paper. Paper seems to be such an awkward material for this purpose. Doesn't work that great either.

I've never been completely naked for an exam. Have always been told to keep underwear on. Once I had to have a gown on top of that, which seemed a bit ridiculous as I'm there to have my body checked out.

I never got a gown for an exam.

The doctor had me remove my cloths step by step. For the last part of the exam I was and still are completely naked.

As stated in other posts, I usually don't wear underwear. So when the nurse says "everything off but your underwear, put this gown on" I get nude then drape the gown over my lap. The gown usually comes off early and the rest of the exam is done in the nude.

North71, your experience is the same as mine: older doctors get the job done without getting into patient modesty concerns and are perhaps the only ones left who start with at least male patients in just underwear.

As Slimsusie said over here gows are not that common so most u end up in underwear or for gyo exams bottomless

I am always asked to take everything off put gown on... Durning genital exam she ask me to take gown off completely..:-) that's my favorite part!! :-)

Always down to underwear and socs.

Naked

My last exam almost three years ago now was

Underwear and here just draped over at my request. I mentioned to the nurse that why bother with a gown and asked I could just use a sheet.

On top of that had med student do the entire exam with my gp come in after for a follow up

It was like getting two exams.

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A few times in my underwear but mostly topless or naked. I think i had one once, but as the orginal question asked, if you are going to be naked bit by bit anyway, what resurrance does the gown give

Protocol will vary from country to country and doctor to doctor but in Medfet settings the imagination trumps all. I absolutely relish the gradual unveiling of the body. She knows very well when she comes in that she will ultimately end up nude but the graduation of it is one of the highs of the visit.

My patients are asked to disrobe down to their bras and panties and put on a cloth gown. There will be several postures taken before she is asked to remove her bra and unveil her breasts to me.

I think the climax of the entire exam is possibly the taking down of the panties. This is where her last dot of dignity lies and it is now being taken from her for the sake of inspection and good health.

Now she will find out what the thermometer and tube of lubricant on the tray next to the table is for.

When being examined for real, I prefer mesh exam shorts which give a sense of covering without really hiding what's within.

In online exams, it really adds to the build up by having the doctor instruct me to remove one garment at a time.

I would prefer to be totally naked for a real exam, but that has never happened to me...yet, but I still have hopes.

I was once naked for a real exam; it was the last exam from a given doctor before he retired and I decided to have a little fun and be completely nude for the whole exam--he did my genital and rectal exams that way; the only doctor who ever required me to have my shorts off completely for those parts of my body.

The feeling of the paper gown on my skin is so clinical and wonderful. i love the doctor pulling it off to reveal my breasts.

Gown / sheet does not make a lot of sense. should be naked for a thorough, complete physical exam.

My wife and I are examined conjointly, and our exam is done with us nude.

Being in a gown makes the exam feel more real

I like to examen females in gown makes it easier and makes it feel real

I personaly (masculin) prefer to be told to undress naked right at the beginning of the exam - already this "order" turns me on! Then, walking into the small cubicle, pulling the curtain and starting to disrobe. Hanging up item by item of my clothing and feel, how I become more and more "vunerable"! Finaly I pull down my last piece of clothing, toss it on the chair and step out of the cubicle. I cross the room by feeling the cool floor under my bare feet and walk slowly right in front of my (fully dressed) doc - Wow, you must experience that exciting feeling! -------

But I do understand, there are unwritten rules and no real doctor would like the get in serious trubles, if a patient would do a plaint!

Some Doctors even perform a full phisical only by the presence of the nurse in the room! "Safety comes first"!

After a long spell in hospital on a normal ward aswell as a high dependency unit and the critical care unit I've been in various situations due to the nature of my illness. I Started off being able to wear my own pyjamas. As I got sicker and sicker I ended up with a gown at first which was fine but was also removed or lowered or pulled up depending on the exam. One night I had a convulsion due to a very high temperature I was then stripped naked under a sheet , with a fan on. This happened on numerous occasions for a few weeks . I found it really embarrassing at first being exposed so much when the doctor was just stething my chest . Then it got to the point that I was too sick to care . Once I was totally aware again I just seen it as normal as the doctors see patients exposed like this every day . There were also times too when my temperature went so high and it wasn't coming down quickly with paracetomol suppositries that they wet a gown and would place it over me .

That I found very embarrassing as my nipples became erect . I'm sure no one took any notice but I was aware what was happening .

I was given a gown for what I thought was just a Foley catheter removal after surgery, but I found out that my PCP ordered another Foley, and it was inserted and I was told to come back in a month for a followup

I was given a gown for what I thought was just a Foley catheter removal after surgery, but I found out that my PCP ordered another Foley, and it was inserted and I was told to come back in a month for a followup

Sometimes (most of the time), I don't understand medical modesty. A gown for a catheter change? Just disrobe from the waist down. Here's a sheet or towel until the doctor arrives.

I think the gown is for both the medical staff and the patient. I think most patients would be very uncomfortable in a exam room totally naked. Also I think the medical staff would feel very awkward too.

If the patient is feeling very uncomfortable then their cooperation might make the exam difficult. It's not just about the physical exam it also what the patient tells the medical staff that is just as important.

So uncomfortable patient might mean poor communication. Plus I think the medical staff wants to be respectful of the person's personal privacy and a gown maybe only symbolic given how little they cover will make the psychological difference in making both parties feel comfortable when all areas of the body are eventually examined.

I don't think we were talking about forced nudity. It's a choice but also a necessity for some exams and procedures. As noted by Lynn, the staff needs access to his genitals. Pants off with a towel is the same as a gown, but much easier and more convenient.

As far as staff is concerned, grow a pair. The practice of medicine deals with bodies that don't grow textiles. If you can't handle that, you picked the wrong career.

When I have my dermatologist skin checks, I get naked because I don't want them to miss anything. If that bothers them, I need to change doctors.

In the UK it is rare to be offered a gown and apart from my early teen years when I was shy, I love stripping off. I wonder why the Americans adopted the gown, when it seems most other countries have not?

I've had several different combos of coverings in relation to my exams, gyn typically. I've had a sheet for my lap and a towel to cover my breasts. I've had the paper gowns, and the cloth gowns. I've had a paper vest and a drape for my lap. I've also had a drape for my lap and been instructed to keep my shirt on but undo/remove my bra. I've never had an exam where I was naked.

I would be all for completely undressing right from the start. That's how it was when I was young.

Personally I would prefer to be naked from the start. For me I like being naked. I also enjoy the fact that I'm naked and the doctor is still fully clothed