Age you stopped going to the pediatrician

Never really stopped, I married her

I never grew up. Because im a Toys'rus kid. Still see my pediatrician.

@Surfboard Can you recall any specifics about what was said?

MedFet-AL - I will try to answer you question.

Hey, the beginning part of their conversation between my mom and pediatrician was very generic overall health including puberty development. He told my mom my pubes were filling in and my penis and testicles was normal for a boy my age. Next, my foreskin retracted freely and returned naturally. As a result of my doctor’s examination of my penis which resulted in some degree of simulation. He felt the necessity to inform my mom that my became semi erect no big deal totally normal for a healthy teenage boy. The subject move to my testicles hanging freely in scrotum. On occasion, he would ask me questions as I was getting dressed. The questions centered around spontaneous erection, “wet dreams” and regularly masturbate. Sheepishly, I would answer “yes” to those questions which my mom had a good idea I was doing very embarrassing. Finally, that I didn’t have a hernia this was a concern of several of the boys in my family hernias were detected. While he was on this subject he often share his opinions like teen boys should wear briefs instead of boxers and jockstraps to support developing bodies. Lastly, he would discuss, if I began regularly checking my testicles preferably during a shower .

While he was on this subject he often share his opinions like teen boys should wear briefs instead of boxers and jockstraps to support developing bodies.

Gotta love an old-school pediatrician that actually recommends wearing a jockstrap.

@Surfboard How old were you when he was discussing your pubes and penis?

I was a young kid in the 1960's and I have zero memory of ever going to a pediatrician. I do vaguely remember going to the doctor at age 5 - 6 and beyond and it was always to our regular family doctor

There were no pediatricians in my town, just several general practitioners and their nurses.

I considered myself no longer a little boy the day they stopped taking my temp rectally, which happened some time around age six.

Almost 15

Never had a paediatrician as my primary care doctor, but had regular hospital visits growing up with a paediatric surgeon. Last time I was there, I was 15.

@Surfboard How old were you when he was discussing your pubes and penis?

Hey MedFet-AL: my pediatrician began discussing my developmental things “pubes, penis and etc “ begin around 12 or 13 years old. He continued until my last physical at 18.

17

I went to the pediatrician until I was around 20…I recently started going to an adult doctor the last few years. It's definitely still an embarrassing experience especially because the exam is a little more thorough and the genital part is different.

@Kurtis0213 How is it different? How is it more thorough?

My last exam happened when I was 13. At that point, I hadn't been to the pediatrician in about 3 years I think but my mother wanted me to get a check-up.

The exam was pretty thorough and the doctor checked my development. He also examined my testicles, penis and foreskin. I wasn't expecting this type of exam so I was quite embarrassed.

I was 18 when I switched to an adult doctor. My pediatrician performed my college physical and that was the last time I saw him.

I went until 19, very nice guy even told me to stay but its a kids office so it was weird to me

In the clinic/system where I was a patient when growing up, the policy was that 13 and under went to pediatrics; 14 and older were adults.

I had a full physical at age 13 from a female pediatrician and another at age 14 from a female nurse practitioner in the adult clinic.

When I was young I have never gone to the pediatrician, all my family had the same doctor.

It seems the pediatricians were not very common in France in 1960 -1970

When I was young I have never gone to the pediatrician, all my family had the same doctor.

Same here. It's not really a thing in the UK, you wouldn't go to a pediatrician for a routine examination or general complaint outside of a hospital environment (although I assume babies are checked over by one after birth?). Kids just go to the General Practitioner if they're unwell and it's not an emergency.

I went to a pediatrician all the way through high school. My mother would take me for all of my examinations and office visits.

At the end of high school I needed to get a physical exam for college and my father took me to his doctor for that. I was just shy of my 18th birthday, so I went to a pediatrician until I was 18.

I went every year, until I was 18, that was the last time.

The doctor told me, that I would continue with adult doctor and that he would say goodbye to me, at least until I brought my own children.

I was 15 when it stops

I went to the pediatrician until I graduated college.

I went to my pediatrician until age 20. At that point I was living in my college town year round and it was easier to see student health.

18 when I went to college

When we moved. I was 9 at the time. My mom set us up with a general practitioner. She let me see him by myself unless I was sick. That stayed in force until I was 13. At 13 I got to see the doctor by myself no matter the reason. I definitely preferred it that way too.

I was 17 and it was like she knew it was the last time she would see me, because it was a very thorough examination, she called it an adult physical and to this day it was one of the most detailed examinations I ever had. Thank God I was alone with the doctor that day.

I don´t remember well, I think I was between 14 and 15.

If my memory serves me well, I was 16…I remember as I got my permit to drive that same time.

In France I believe that boys and girls stop very soon to go to a pediatrician with certainly some exceptions, in my knowledge, it will stop at 10 or 12 age.

I notice that In the United States, we are going much longer to see a pediatrician

For those who have gone to a pediatrician until 16 age or 18 age or why not 20 age ( it seems that it is often after graduation of high school that you stopped to see the pedi adiatrician) , did you have noticed some casual differences with other doctors , like more undressing often until nudity, and undressing sooner after entrance in the exam room, sanding undressed while talking about health or forms to fill, less concern for modesty ?

May be it was only depending on doctors and thre was no general rule?