Reflex checks

Does anyone else enjoy these? I find them quite exciting, I guess because of the idea of having my body made to do something I have no control over.

As part of a complete physical. Of course, you have to have your pants off to really do it properly.

Quite right telephonepole, the pants have to come off for the cremasteric reflex test, which should always be included, at least for male patients.

Cremasteric reflex --

(from Wikipedia)

This reflex is elicited by lightly stroking the superior and medial (inner) part of the thigh. The normal response is a contraction of the cremaster muscle that pulls up the scrotum and testis on the side stroked.--

interesting, I had never heard of it.

Does it produce a pleasurable physical sensation or is it more psychological as fennf relates? Is it performed with an instrument or by hand?

I never heard of that either - but it sure sounds like fun. I suppose the pants and underwear also needs to be off in order to observe the scrotum. 😁

Yes. As the upper inner thigh is stroked, the scrotum should contract and the testicles lifted.

The pants and underwear need to be removed, so that the genital area can be viewed.

Actually, through reading here, I discovered the bulbocavernosus reflex. You can Google it yourself, but basically, when the glans penis/clitoris is tapped/squeezed, there is a reflexive tightening of the anal sphincter, which can be observed or felt. I've had the opportunity to test it out on a few patients, and it's now part of my routine: I use it to begin the rectal exam, and when the examining finger is inserted to a short distance, I provide a quick stimulus to the clitoris. The contraction is quite noticeable. And patients find this bit of knowledge interesting :-)

The legitimate uses of this procedure are in diagnosing spinal cord injuries and female incontinence.

There's even a t-shirt!

http://www.cafepress.com/+strong_bulbocavernosus_reflex_womens_light_tshir,186257464

When my partner had to be examined following an accident, the male doctor did a reflex check while she sat there in the exam gown. She said he pulled her arms out and tapped the muscles, then raised the gown up to her mid-thighs so he could check her knees. While doing this, he rested his free hand on her lower thigh, above the knee, as he tapped the tendon of each. He then knelt down and tapped at her ankle tendon, and grasped each ankle in turn while firmly scraping the sole of each foot, the part she hated the most as it caused both pain and tickling.

Yes. As the upper inner thigh is stroked, the scrotum should contract and the testicles lifted.

The pants and underwear need to be removed, so that the genital area can be viewed.

I've never managed to make my body do this 😢 Does it need to be a light stroke, or a harder stroke... and what part of the thigh? How noticeable is the effect?

This is another component of a complete physical exam that is not particularly sensitive or embarrassing but is part of having your body gone over by the doctor. In my opinion, it occupies similar level of sensitivity with examination of the eyes, ears, and throat. They are all parts of the exam that prolong the exam and increase my anxiety waiting for the genital, hernia, and rectal exams.

Yes. As the upper inner thigh is stroked, the scrotum should contract and the testicles lifted.

The pants and underwear need to be removed, so that the genital area can be viewed.

I've never managed to make my body do this 😢 Does it need to be a light stroke, or a harder stroke... and what part of the thigh? How noticeable is the effect?

It really needs to be done by another person. It's like tickling yourself, you just can't do it.

This is interesting. If/when I have a fantasy exam, I will have to have the cremasteric reflex checked! I would imagine it would feel quite pleasurable.

I really hate receiving and/or doing the reflex part of the exam. I find it boring.

I have doing it on other people, especially the gag reflex. 😄

Anything that adds to a sense of realism, I am for.

I love having my reflexes checked. Especially themail soles of my feet.

As a child I have had many neurological exams when doctor must have checked my reflexes....feet, hands and knees. I don't have any memory of those exams however I enjoyed the one that was done 2 years back. It was done by 2 female medical students. They checked the upper and lower extremities. I was slightly embarrassed but enjoyed being examined like this.

I have shared my experience in another thread

I was slightly embarrassed but enjoyed being examined like this.

Why would this be embarrassing at all? Unless, of course, you were totally nude. Then I might understand having that feeling.

I love to have my reflexes checked. Especially my knees... I'm 6'2 and whenever the doc hits that spot, my whole leg jolts- I think I like it because I have no control 😃 it's actually so spastic, that it almost seems as if I'm faking it. I like to see the doc's face, also, staring in the general area of my knees, I get to glance at my doctor's package... wondering if he's got the goods 😉

@jimmy johns I was embarrassed as the female students were strangers and were my age. I had never been in such a situation before that.

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I like it when the doctor tests my reflexes. However, I'm talking about the exam where I'm sitting on the exam table and the doctor taps areas of my arms and legs with a tiny rubber hammer, not the kind of reflexes that involves your genitals.

To be honest, I'm not exactly sure why I like it. It's not erotic or sexual. I think it's just a nice component that adds to the complexity and completeness of an exam. I think the main reason for me personally is that it hasn't normally been done during most of my physicals. My pediatrician would always do it as part of my illness visits to her. Then, I don't remember it ever happening at my sports or pre-employment physicals. Then my new PCP did it last year during my first physical with him. So it was kind of reminiscent of being at my pediatrician, which brought back fond memories.

Important part of overall physical exam. make sure everything is working.

Having my bulbocavernosus reflex tested would appeal to me. I find the standard knee ones kind of boring.

I enjoy these in my exams also, with the doctor tapping my elbow, knee, ankle, biceps, wrist and feet with a small rubber hammer. Just a small part of the exam where it forces you do something you've no control over. Also was something I've had done since I was a kid sitting there on the table in my tightly whities being tapped with the hammer so takes me back to those exams.

I really enjoy getting my reflexes checked. I sit up on the table in my underwear while my play doctor sits on his rolling stool and taps just under my knee with the hammer. We both get a kick out of it when my leg automatically kicks forward.

I really enjoy getting my reflexes checked. I sit up on the table in my underwear while my play doctor sits on his rolling stool and taps just under my knee with the hammer. We both get a kick out of it when my leg automatically kicks forward.

That's Punny!! 😁

If I would've known at age eleven that my pediatrician was going to give me my first rectal/prostate exam before my physical was finished, I surely would've kicked him in the balls as hard as I could've with a bare foot, as I sat on the side of the exam table in my briefs while he tapped each knee a couple of times with that small hammer or whatever it's called, so he'd be screaming in terrible pain and doing that hopefully would've deterred him from shoving a finger knuckle deep up my ass.

When I do these, I find that occasional patients have a particular response, I think a mixture of embarrassment and mild horror that their body is doing something that I'm clearly in control of and they can't prevent. Obviously at work I do my best to defuse that, but I could well imagine that if you felt that way it could potentially be a powerful element in medfet.

I love when my doctor examines my abdominal reflex at physicals. It doesn’t happen every time and is usually quick but for some reason that’s something that I enjoy. Not sure if others have this consistently done.

I love when my doctor examines my abdominal reflex at physicals. It doesn’t happen every time and is usually quick but for some reason that’s something that I enjoy. Not sure if others have this consistently done.

It's something I enjoy also. It doesn't happy at every exam, but I like it when the doc checks my abdominal reflex by lightly scraping a key in several areas on my tummy, while I'm lying there only wearing my boxers.