Femoral pulses

I don't particularly enjoy it myself, but I've had my femoral pulses felt during a play exam.

I have had my femoral pulses checked during only one physical. This was only done by palpation, not by auscultation. I thought it added a lot to the building up of tension leading up to the embarrassment of the genital, hernia, and rectal exams. The doctor checked the pulses in my legs between the abdominal and rectal exams--which he did before the genital/hernia. In all my other physicals, the doctor performed abdominal followed by genital exams, so the somewhat innocuous check of the pulses provided for a delay in getting to the more embarrassing parts. The manner in which he checked the femoral pulses made me uneasy about what he was going to do. He reached inside the leg openings of my tighty whities and, while he did not touch my penis or scrotum at all, it gave me concern that he might proceed inside the pouch of my briefs to the parts of the exam that I dread. Just the feel of his fingertips sliding just under the leg openings of my briefs kind of gave me a chill through my body with anxiety. Then after groping for the femoral pulses, he proceeded down to my knees and ankles to check those pulses, providing a momentary respite before the dreaded parts of the physical. In retrospect, it would have been even greater if auscultation had been done as well as palpation.

Interesting part of the exam feel and listening, feel bilateraly is great!

Before reading medfet forums I didn't know what femoral pulses were...

I've listened to my femoral pulse with my doppler, very cool to hear

After arterial surgery (especially AAA repair and embolectomy or thrombectomy surgery ) it is normal to check the femoral pulse with a Doppler to assess blood flow in the major femoral arteries, as well as popliteal and pedal pulses. This is performed to ensure that no clots are present which is a potentially dangerous complication of AAA and embolectomy or thrombectomy surgical repair. That familiar "whooshing" sound is always a comforting reassurance to the patients, surgeons and nursing staff.

I always perform a periferical pulse palpation to my female patients, usually completely nude after abdominal examination and before vaginal and rectal evaluation

I find it appealing, and apparently so do the folks that commented on on pic i found online. Especially given the proximity to the genitals.

It is routinely done for my annual exam. Why leave that out? Goodness, it's the least of my concerns prior to scooting down! Honestly, it does feel a bit strange to have a hand touching me there so close to all the other parts that won't be feeling left out for long. I have been checked with and without panties for this but mostly without them on during a physical.

Julie13 I must say that I'm impressed by your doctor performing a femoral pulse check at your annual exam . This can often by overlooked so you doctor deserve praise for its inclusion. Yes it can be a bit strange having your femoral pulses check without underwear, but I'm sure you would agree the this pales into insignificance for the reassurance it provides.

Since my AAA repair, my vascular surgeon checks my femoral pulses every 6 months; and the pulses in my ankles and feet, then takes my BP in BOTH arms and both feet and both large toes.

My GP, GYN and my orthopeadic surgeon, every physician and PA I have ever seen have always checked all pulses. I have always had top medical care. I tactfully and professionally say something about checking the various pulse points if they were not checked.

Recently had this done in a very realistic play examination. I wasn't expecting it, to be honest I'd not heard of it before until she moved the towel that was over that area just enough to do it. I was surprised how intimate it felt as her finger tips checked each side even though I wasn't fully exposed while she did it.

Yes Jimmyt44 as part of an AAA review its essential to cheek the femoral artery flow, as well as the popliteal ( knee) and pedal (ankle) pulses for any examination of the lower extremities. As arterial and venous insufficiency can cause a multitude of problems.

It is extremely important in the first few hours post AAA repair and we always use a Doppler to assess the blood flow as well as checking for warmth , colour and capillary refill. We always check the Dorsalis Pedis (DP) Artery as well as the posterior Tibial (PT) Artery when checking the pedal pulses. Pulses are rated on a scale ranging from 0 (not palpable) to 2+ (normal).

Last week's ultra sound showed a swelling in the aortic aneurysm, so I had to go yesterday for a CT with contrast and have to report back to my vascular surgeon tomorrow. He told me it is probably some micro-bleeds, but in case he might need to replace the stents in the aorta, he needs to know right away, (me too).

Only had it done a couple of times and it probably wasn't the experience it could have been. The first time I was young, so nobody had really been near my genitals. I was too worried about where the doctors hands were going to go next.

By the second time I was quite a bit older, and much more uses to being touched. The exam was to check a problem with my circulation, so hadn't been scheduled. I was on my period, wearing a sanitary towel, so again worried about the doctor's hands going too far.

I'd really like to experience this at a time I could just enjoy it.

I have had this done in real life. I enjoyed it but always wondered where the doctors hands were going after it was completed. I would love to have it done in a play exam setting where I can enjoy the feeling more.

I get my femoral pulse checked as part of my annual physical. The doctor will lower my boxers slightly before lifting the and slotting their stethoscope in to listen. It is a bit of a turn on to have them listening so close to my stuff and one time they pushed it out the road to get in.

I have never had femoral pulse checked in reality. But I would definitely like to get it checked in the play exam.

Only once during a routine medical exam has the Doctor checked femoral pulse rates. It was during a commercial driving exam with my GP. He was super thorough with the physical exam in just my underpants, which I had to drop down whilst standing in front of him for a groin check. That was 30 years ago, the same exam now takes 10 mins max and no undressing!

For me, in real life, only by the interventional cardiologist at the beginning of a cardiac catheterization procedure. I do teach both palpation and ascultation of the femoral artery as part of the male pelvic exam.

My doctor has done an extremely quick check of my femoral pulse the last two exams I had with him. The first year I was just in exam shorts and he slid his hand slightly down the shorts to check. The next exam with him, I was in a gown and underwear. I had my gown pulled down for the abdominal exam and he felt over my underwear.

That sounds very hot...I'd love the doc to slide his hands inside my panties to feel my pulses while he ausculates my heart. I'd be very moist for sure.

Growing up, my pediatrician would always auscultate my femoral arteries. As I was lying down on the exam table, he would lift up the waistband of my underwear and auscultate them. He would also palpate them and compare their rhythm to my radial pulse. My internist, who I currently see, does the exact same thing.

I never had my femoral pulse taken until recently that my playdoc pulled down one side of my briefs in the middle of exam and felt my pulse with his finger and his stethoscope. It was amazing!

Never had one, and i wonder why. I wonder if my pcp, who knows i had knee surgery, knew or realized that I had a femoral block for it, if that would cause her to want to check my femoral pulse.

I remember when I first had the brace off & my leg was recovering from the atrophy, I could feel the pressure of fluids, as if at a starting gate at the top of my thigh, & something in my body did a "ready-set-go", after which i could feel the rush of fluids gushing down my leg as i lie in bed. it was one of the freakiest things I ever felt. Both the actual rush of fluid, and that pent up "ready-set-go", feeling the "about to happen" moment" as well.

When I had very bad eczema on my legs I went to the hospital, and several times they listened to my femoral pulse, in the groin area as well as all along down my legs. They were checking the circulation. I was wearing shorts, and they were able to do this without needing to put the stethoscope inside my shorts.

It was also done a few times by different doctors and nurses following surgery. It's a circulatory thing.

I think I remember this being done in my early school physicals, too. I seem to remember one time when I was lying on the exam table in just my briefs, and the doctor putting her stethoscope just inside the waistband of my briefs and asking if that was too cold?

I don't remember that being done many other times when I was young.

I've never had it checked in a real exam, but mine are often checked in play exams and I will check a patient's in a play exam too.

The femorals aren't routinely auscultated, actually I can't really think of any situation that they would be... except if there was a suspicion of a femoral aneurysm which would be quite uncommon. That of course doesn't need to exclude it from a play situation. Nothing stopping someone from starting auscultation on the abdomen, checking for bowel sounds for example, then gradually sliding the head of the stethoscope deeper and deeper in to the crevice of the groin....

Palpation of the artery is quite routine however, especially palpating both left and right sides at the same time to assess for femo-femoral delay.

I absolutely love the idea of this being done in a play exam. After the stomach exam and the panties get pulled down to the knees so the doctor can have better access to his patient. Then the femoral is felt and even auscultsted for a while, and the patient lays there thinking about what the doctor is seeing. I love it