Erect Or Not?

I heard playground stories of a cold spoon being used to remove an erection in school medicals back in the 1960's. It never happened to me however, I never got an erection during a school medical.

NEITHER of those is acceptable.

The thing for the health provider to do is to IGNORE IT.

Of course it's unacceptable for a medical provider to freak out over an erection. But it is good to know how to quash an erection if the need arises (embarrassed penis owner maybe).

Most folks don't know how to do that, even most penis owners. However, I would put the initiative to do this squarely on the owner of the penis rather than anyone else.

I have often gotten a full hard-on before and during an exam. I think it is a common thing to happen. I had one doctor whom I had been seeing for about 7 years. One year during the annual physical I did not get an erection. He had the good sense to ask what was wrong. He was right. I was really stressed that day. It is definitely not something to worry about. If you look at medical school educational videos, some of them give instructions on what to do if a patient gets an erection. Do nothing. Erections are normal. Slapping it down is not acceptable! I have three doctors in my family. One of them does physical exams for the local college football team, high school football team, the fire department and the police department. She has seen a lot of erections. It really is not an issue to her but has admitted she likes seeing patients that are healthy and in decent shape. A professional will treat the healthy and unhealthy alike, with respect.

My first surgery required that I be shaved all the way to my crotch on my leg. It was a long time ago. The Med Tech who shaved me was a young woman. When she shaved me she had to move my penis and testickes to the side. I got a raging erection. She smiled but otherwise ignored it.

I'll echo those here who say they've had semi-erections and the doctor has basically said nothing and didn't really react. My PCP's have always been really clinical and informative during the genital exam—I think because I'm a young guy, and I bet semi's are not common than not with twenty-somethings. I really envy those who've had experiences where the doctor reacted with humor — something defusing, along the lines of "I see we don't have a problem with ED." That would make my heart skip a beat and cause my stomach to churn as we settled into the exam.

The original poster said

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."

Choices #1 and #2 are the only acceptable ones.

The nurse who freaked out and the doctor who had words with you are both idiots.

I've never come close to getting a woodie while in a medical situation. Just the opposite usually. I did have to pee once after an angiogram and had to lie flat on my back. The nurse just whipped up my gown and stuck the urinal under me. You ever try to pee laying flat on your back. When I could finally get up after 8 hours that was the best pee I ever had.

Can't recall ever having a solid erection during any part of my physical exams, visiting the same male pediatrician for nineteen years. Was always slightly nervous for various reasons. At best my penis got semi-erect around eleven to thirteen years old. (early teens) Only occurred during the rectal exam. After his buried finger fully swirled a few times, focused on my prostate (didn't know I had one or anything about it. computers/internet didn't exist back than) and pressed on it what I thought was rather firm. Those two or three times when my penis had become semi-erect, his fingertip was applying pressure so forcefully I squirted some fluid. Don't know what type it was but I was embarrassed, humiliated and all other similar words that rapidly turned to rage. That's a whole other long story though. So my reply is not.

Last October at my yearly physical,I was told to dis-robe and put this paper gown on. The gown did nothing to cover me up and as soon as I was naked I had a full hard erection. Don't know why, maybe in anticipation of my female doctor. This did not happen to me before with her,although I did not shrink and was at a semi hard state. Since I had a short time to wait,my erection dropped to semi hard by the time my doctor arrived. My next physical with her is in a few weeks. Interested in see what happens. Just writing about this has me getting an erection.

In my experiences, most of my doctors (male/female) totally ignored If I happened to semi or fully erect. It seemed I was the only one embarrassed when I had any degree of an erection or shrinkage. Growing up, my pediatrician would always make comment someone’s “cold or excited” Immediately after he pulled my underwear down. My mom and sister could see on their own if I was hard. Embarrassing.

Referring to the nurse’s reactions:

Actually, I was aware of another nurse similar to the one mentioned In an earlier post. This particular nurse (semi-retired/ part-time) worked at the university health center. I heard rumors from friends about a nurse that would flick a guy’s penis with her finger, pencil or small ruler if they had an erection. I didn’t believe it until my buddy and roommate had an encounter with this nurse.

My roommate was waiting for the doctor/procedure to start he had a kidney stone and now had some blood in urine. He was told to undress from the waist down and to put a drape to cover his privates. The nurse pulled the drape back told him polite men don’t hard in front of other then flicked the underside of his penis.

My other buddy (lived next door) had a very bad freaky construction accident. It had been raining he lost his footing an fell on a 2x4 piece of wood. Basically, landing full force on balls and dick also a nasty cut on his scrotum. He went through all these test and procedures to make sure he wasn’t peeing blood, testicles weren’t damaged and could get and maintain an erection, ejaculate and tested sperm sample. On his last appointment, naked from the waist down covered up only by a drape. The nurse was working that day she told the same lecture and pulled the drape back this time she tapped his dick with her pencil.

It’s totally unacceptable to tap or flick a guy’s penis for any reason but because you have issues if a guy has an erection. Knowing both these guys no way they were sexually aroused . My roommate was not turned on since the procedure was to put a scope down his urethra

. My buddy was done with strangers, doctors and nurse fondling his balls and dick over the last two weeks.

I can't remember ever getting fully erect when my current internist (female) performs my annual physical exam. And I've been seeing her for at least 5 or 6 years now. I do tend to plump up a bit and get a bit longer, but not really what I'd call erect.

Now, hypothetically, what would my doctor think or do if I did get rock hard during the usual physical exam? Would she question it, since it's out of the norm for me? Or would she just completely ignore it and not even mention it?

Thoughts?

When I was 13 years old I got my first fully hard erection in the doctor's office.

Now it is a regular part of my physical exams. I don't mind my penis getting hard during physicals.

I know from other guys that as you get older it happens less.

When I was 13 years old I got my first fully hard erection in the doctor's office.

Was that in front of a male or female doctor Michael? Was it embarrassing for you the first time it happened?

[color=#2d2d2d]Was that in front of a male or female doctor Michael? Was it embarrassing for you the first time it happened?[/color]

[color=#2d2d2d]It was in front of my male pediatrician and my mother. It was embarrassing because it was totally unexpected. [/color]

Only once, when I had requested a testicular exam just before the medical was over, did my cock lengthen and thicken just a bit. I had been anticipating this medical for weeks and it had seemed the doctor was going to skip the best bit. I suppose the semi-on was caused by relief.

Same thing here

I've never been examined by a female doctor but in the course of hospital procedures have been seen naked by various nurses. Having to lay flat on your back while having a urinal installed is one of my least favorite. I can say that for all of them an erection was the furthest thing in my mind.

I have one of two reactions... I either shrivel up into the tiniest penis i've ever had, it may as well disappear, or it get super hard and angry... I never know which one it is going to be. So it's usually a surprise to me as well as my doc. My doctors that have seen me for a while know i'm quite a grower, so i have gotten comments about how much my size can change...

I had never had a real hard erection by exams before. However, it got a little longer and thicker, depending on my condition. I can also imagine that people with blood penises have a harder time with examinations than people with meat penises.

With the blood penis the change is so noticeable because the condition can vary from 5cm to 10cm without being totally erect... I personally find that embarrassing enough and I have a blood penis.

With the meat penis, against it, there is not so much change in length anymore.-)

I am typically fully erect for my entire exam...I begin to get erect just waiting in the waiting room thinking about it

Like most of you I have had many medical procedures and exams where I have been nude or if not nude had my genitals exposed. I have never gotten an erection. This has been with both male and female providers. The medical procedures include vasectomy, shaving before surgeries, testicle/penis exam manipulations, scrotal ultrasounds, DRE's, and a bed bath after surgery where I was thoroughly cleaned.

I have been nude nudist beaches, hot springs, nude in steam rooms, saunas, gym showers. I have not had an erection at those locations but have seen others with erections.

I enjoy the nudity, but it is not sexually arousing. I am comfortable being without clothes. I believe that it is different for all people so some will get erections in front of others and some will not.

I can also imagine that people with blood penises have a harder time with examinations than people with meat penises. -)

What is the difference between a "meat penis" and a 'blood penis"? I have not heard that term before.

What is the difference between a "meat penis" and a 'blood penis"? I have not heard that term before.

Neither have I. But I can guess that a "meat penis" means you're long and thick even when you're not aroused (AKA a shower). And a "blood penis" might be a smaller penis that gets much thicker and longer when aroused (AKA a grower) due to it filling with blood. But again, I'm only guessing.

Neither have I. But I can guess that a "meat penis" means you're long and thick even when you're not aroused (AKA a shower). And a "blood penis" might be a smaller penis that gets much thicker and longer when aroused (AKA a grower) due to it filling with blood. But again, I'm only guessing.

That is exactly what I mean. In Germany we don`t know these termes. We called it as meat and blood penis.

Meaning according to Google: Typically, a grower is a man whose penis becomes longer when he has an erection. In contrast, a shower is a man whose penis does not significantly lengthen when erect.

I have only become erect one time with my female doctor. She made a joke and moved on. No big deal was made even the nurse chuckled. Which I know both of them outside of the office. No mention was ever made of it again. This was just for a regular physical exam.

In real exams I’ve never had an erection, play exams on the other hand... I’m hard before the doctor even tells me to remove my underwear

I've honestly been lackluster about getting physicals since college, aging out of the pediatric world. I had one physical a couple years ago, and pretty sure the doctor (male) did not even so much as look at my genitals. So, of course, I was not erect. Looking to schedule another physical soon, and try a new doc... Very curious to see what the difference will be. And difference in MY reaction...

I only had it once happen in real life and it was in conjunction with a prostate exam. The doctor did not comment on it

I was diagnosed with a small hernia and was referred to a surgeon. She was younger and quite attractive. We chatted a bit about my situation and then she asked if she could have a look. That's not a problem for me as I am a bit of an exhibitionist, so I stood and dropped my pants and underwear. That's when I realized that I was nearly fully erect. I had been so fucused on seeing a new doctor and the strong likelihood of surgery that I had no clue that I was hard before I dropped them. She didn't react at all while I turned several shades of red and was nearly at full mast. Sitting on her stool, she check me for a hernia (with me coughing) on both sides. Then she felt around my groin area and asked me where the tenderness / pain was. So I was fully exposed with a near full erection for several minutes. She was very professional and didn't so much as blink an eye in response to my erection.

Since I have a small hernia in the same location that I had a hernia repair decades ago, she wants me to have some additional imaging so that she can determine the best treatment plan for me. I'll likely have another exam with her after the imaging and my wife will be with me then. Hope I get another erection for that exam. I'll be curious as to my wife's reaction when I have an erection as my doctor examines me and my wife is observing the exam.

As long as I can remember, I always had a full erection during a physical exam. In most cases the doctor would act as if this is very normal and simply proceed with the exam including the examination of my erection. In some cases the doctor would make a positive remark about it, like: 'that seems to function well', or: 'that is a healthy reaction for a young man'