Erect Or Not?

I've read a few posts on this idea on this site and at voy forums. I can't speak for any other guy, I can only speak for myself. I've been seen and/or examined by a lot of female caregivers. Usually, I don't get an erection. Maybe this is because it's not new to me. But, there have been times when I had a full-scale erection during an exam. The reactions I've gotten have been:

(1) My erection was ignored as if it wasn't happening

(2) I was told, "Don't worry about it, it happens sometimes."

(3) Freak out. This has happened twice. Once when I was getting prepped for a cystoscopy, the nurse doing the prep left the room and "told on me" to the doctor. The second time, the doctor started screaming at me and left the room for 45 minutes so I could "calm down."

I read accounts where the doctor smiles or gets playful or derives obvious enjoyment from the moment, but I've never gotten those reactions.

Sorry, can't help much as far as personal experiences 😁 but it is very suprising that medical professionals would "freak out" as you stated. I would have thought that it would either be ignored or casually mentioned that it was a normal reaction, maybe as a segway into a 'so are there any problems down there' but not a freak out reaction. I wonder if anyone else has had that sort of experience. A question though, how long ago was that and what kind of doctor? I guess that a small town traditional sort of doc might not approve, but I would guess that hospital staff sees that sort of thing alot.

I am a PA and work in an ER. I've worked in medicine for 32 years. I have never heard a medical professional "freak out" at the sight of an erection, male or female. Most of them just ignore it. I have heard one female NP that I work with occasionally say to a patient that its "no big deal", but I think she said that for the patients comfort, not hers. It's just so routine that it is expected and doesn't normally require comment or action.

I think most medical professionals are trained to ignore such situations, or at least bring comfort to the patient in such incidences. I can not imagine a medical professional "freaking out" at the sight of an erection. If that does happen, then they are in the wrong profession.

Any sort of reaction should be minimal. I would personally wonder about the qualifications of the individual if they had been on the job for such a short time that they had a really strong reaction.

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I think most medical professionals are trained to ignore such situations, or at least bring comfort to the patient in such incidences. I can not imagine a medical professional "freaking out" at the sight of an erection. If that does happen, then they are in the wrong profession.

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I have to agree. One of the stranger exams I've had is where the doctor did the genital part of the exams with my boxers sit on. She just reached right in! It made me, apparently her also, more uncomfortable then not having them on.

It has happened to me several times, especially with my current PCP. She reacts to it every time beautifully, typically saying something like "I see you are still in good health there" and smiling. Frankly, I think it makes me much more comfortable with her and able to discuss pretty intimate details of my sex life if she asks, which she does sometimes. She is by no means coming on to me, either, but I can she likes to hear what I tell her.

I have had other generally positive or sometimes neutral responses from other doctors or nurses, but never anything negative.

I do know a guy who was in the hospital for several weeks about 15 years ago now. He swears up and down that one nurse used to give him a hand job every few days. He said also that she was very, very good at it and seemed to enjoy it almost as much as he did -- in the sense of really liking giving him pleasure. I have read stories like that but was always skeptical about their truthfulness, but in his case I am pretty sure he is telling the truth.

Obviously, there are exceptions to every rule. It certainly is possible that a medical professional might do something "unethical" or stupid. That nurse is risking her job, possibly her career, but maybe it's important to her. I believe, generally speaking, that most medical professionals do not react or will give a passing response to an erection during an examination. I think these stories affirming other than a neutral or passing response to an erection are just that; stories, fiction.

"Without batting an eye, she said "That happens occasionally. If it does, simply grasp the penis at the base of the meatus (at this point, she made a circle with her left forefinger and thumb in an "OK" sign on it's side.) and do this," and she flicked her index finger off her thumb like she was shooting marbles. "That should cause the erection to subside immediately."

Honestly, I have heard of this!!!

I have a friend who is an RN and one night she was laughing about catheters when I asked her what happens if your patient gets an erection before hand.

She told me that she would first get a wet cold wash cloth and lay it on their crotch but if that didn’t work “you flick the head!”

She then went through the imaginary motions as if demonstrating. 😶

lol- 😁

I think if I was being examined (especially by a female doctor)and got an erection..I wouldn't want to hear "that's no big deal" talk about hurting a guys feelings ,I think "this occasionally happens" would be ,more appropriate. Kidding aside,I think most professionals are trained to handle this situation.

Yes, I have heard of hitting the head of the penis to make an erection subside. But it was a long time ago. I am pretty sure it has long been out of standard practice. First, there is the issue of battery, second causing pain and third acting unprofessionally if not in an outright silly manner since an erection is a normal thing. I have had erections many times during procedures or exams and have never once had it hit as described. The last time I even heard reference to this practice was over 35 years ago, and then I think it was mentioned as having been experienced during WW2. If someone did it to me now, I would be tempted to hit back.

My cousin is a nurse who was trained in the 1960s. She was taught to "flick" a patient's erection to make it go down. It always worked and the key, she said, was to do it without warning. She was never criticized by a patient for doing this, usually they were relieved to have the erection go away.

I think i'd be relieved to have it go away.

I'd be surprised if there was a huge reaction. These people are professionals, and see this kind of stuff all the time. I've gotten a giggle/smirk, a "it's perfectly normal" and nothing at all... but definitely not a "freakout" 😃

If a nurse had flicked my erection and caused me pain or discomfort, even embarrassment I would have had very strong words with her regardless of my age. I would probably have stopped the examination there and then.

I have had many erections during my exams and never had the head of my dick "flicked". Matter of fact...when I was a kid, while the doc would examine, I would cum from him examining my dick.

A few months ago my female GP examined my testes as part of a fertility appointment. When I took my pants off my penis was unbelievably shrunk which caused me some anxiety as I was honestly worried that it was bound to get bigger when she started prodding. In the event I lay back on the couch and thought of Ena Sharples while she poked at my scrotum and assured me that having testes of unequal size was normal, and I think my penis stayed small. But I think it must be quite normal for a man's or boy's penis to erect slightly during examination. I can't remember what happened to me as a boy at school.

I have once got a half of an erection during the genital exam. The doctor didn't say anything about it but for sure she noticed it. In those circumstances I was pleased she didn't say anything. I would have been felt myself even more embarassed.

But generally thinking if you had a full erection during an exam, it would be a great comfort from the doctor to say something about it.

I almost always get an erection. Normally the doctor does not say anything.

I visited the doctor for some routine issue once. I didn't have to undress and it wasn't an exam of my genitals, but when they brought me into the exam room, the stirrups were still out, the paper was crinkled, a gown was sitting there, and a couple extra wrapped speculums were sitting on the counter. This got me thinking about the patient who had just been having her pelvic exam, right there in that room, mere minutes before I came in. This of course caused an erection, which the nurse noticed when she came in but tried not to pay attention to. She quickly put the stirrups and the rest of the stuff away.

I get semi hard at many exams--never been commeneted on

Semi-hard for me!

Never more than semi erect for me. Never been 'flicked' and would have major issues if I was.

Usually just a semi for me.

Never had one during an exam. Too nervous.

Soft, but sometimes get a semi...depends on how long the dr is looking around for.

I always get too nervous as well.. the exams tend to go by really quickly as well.. the only time I got hard was a testicular ultrasound with a not so attractive female tech. That warm gel on my balls was the culprit...

I got mostly erect but not fully, yesterday at the urologist. She didn't even comment.

I got erect a couple of times, while my doctor checked my foreskin. But one time I was having a checkup for my University the female doctor checked my foreskin, and afterwards said it would help her if I was erect for the exam, since it'd be more accurate to determine whether I had phimosis or not. She didn't ask me to get one at that exam, though (I was on the verge on developing one anyway, since she was really pretty)

Never had an erection during an exam.