Position for male genital exam

When I was younger I was laying down when I was an adult standing up.

I have always been examined standing up with my underwear down.

I would estimate about 90% of my genital exams have been conducted with me standing. Only during 3 exams can I remember being flat on my back. During one exam while on my back my penis was quite enlarged … but not erect … when the doctor pulled down my underwear. He placed a drape across me and seemed a little frazzled before having me to roll on my side for the DRE.

All of my genital exams as a teen and adult have been done while I've been standing.

My genital exam always happend standing up in front of the doctor who was sitting down. Only once it was done while I was lying on the examination table.

When I was younger the doctor would have me lie on the table - already nude - and would examine my whole torso working his way down to my scrotum where he would examine my testicles. He then would have me stand and he would examine my penis, my testicles again, and do the hernia exam. I never questioned it and figured they could feel different things lying down and standing up.

Interesting what you mention about gloves. Again, when I was younger, no gloves were used until a rectal exam. This was not unusual. Those of you who are old enough - before AIDS struck - will recall that dentists generally worked with out gloves and facial protection. It was the accidental spreading of AIDS to some dentists that started the whole PPE movement with them. Now when I go to the dentist, because of COVID, it looks like she is wearing a space suit !

At the pediatrician, I think that lying down on the stretcher for the entire check-up has to be more anxious. Not be able to move more than the bare minimum and expect to be examined from head to toe. I can't imagine the moment when a boy's underpants are pulled down, how do you guys manage that moment?

I can't imagine the moment when a boy's underpants are pulled down, how do you guys manage that moment?

I would say for the most part, guys are looking away. And then depending the impact of that moment of “forced exposure” from boy to boy is how they deal with it, in that moment, at that age, and how they look upon the whole thing

In any exam I can remember, I’ve always been standing.

At the pediatrician, I think that lying down on the stretcher for the entire check-up has to be more anxious. Not be able to move more than the bare minimum and expect to be examined from head to toe. I can't imagine the moment when a boy's underpants are pulled down, how do you guys manage that moment?

@MotherLauraSpain I definitely had butterflies in my stomach and a tingling sensation in my genitals as my pediatrician inched closer to the waistband of my underwear. She would slide her hands inside my underwear and palpate my groin and examine my genitals. Then she would ask me to lift up and pull my underwear completely off. She would continue to examine my genitals and then stretch my legs. My mother was in the room while this happened. Thankfully, the doctor's body shielded me somewhat. The worst part was when I had to hop down from the table for the hernia exam. I was naked and exposed, facing my mother, hoping that the doctor's body provided some cover.

Many exams in 35 years and always standing.

Usually lying down for a hernia exam. Only once standing for a palpation of the testicles by a urologist but without examination of hernia.

At the pediatrician, I think that lying down on the stretcher for the entire check-up has to be more anxious. Not be able to move more than the bare minimum and expect to be examined from head to toe. I can't imagine the moment when a boy's underpants are pulled down, how do you guys manage that moment?

It was different for me because I was told to remove them myself before the exam, either by the female pediatrician or the nurse. When the female doctor herself called me in, I was told to remove everything including underwear before even getting weighed, and stayed that way for the entire exam. When it was the nurse who called me into the exam room, she did the weight/height and blood pressure in my underwear, and before she left to go get the doctor, she told me to take off my underwear.

Frog leg position when very young at pediatrician. Laying on my back completely naked during puberty checkups. The doctor always started examining me from head to toe. Lungs heart then belly. My heart was racing for anticipation I knew well final part of the exam, he shifted to my legs make them spread a little and start the genital exam from testicles then penis, he retracted it deeply a few times and examined with a little lamp the glans. As adult I have a few penis examination laying down from my GP. I was examined in a chair with leg holders a few time for urological procedure. One time when I was 16 I was examined in a reproductive counselling asked by my girlfriend. It was done by an Ob/Gyn practitioner and the setting was clearly for gynecology, she make me place my feet on stirrups. The exam was very embarassing she started with an accurate testicles exam discussing risks of varicocele, the penis with retraction arguing about sexual hygiene precautions and use of condoms, finally she take a look at my anus with a lubricated finger. Having it done where every day girls have gyno exams was quite weird and arousing.

.. and before she left to go get the doctor, she told me to take off my underwear.

I like how they do things in Japan

Most all of my exams were standing up in front of the doctor. I do remember one exam where I was lying in my back … probably when I was about 14 … where the doc simply reached down my underwear to do the exam. That is the one time I had a genital exam but no coughing hernia check. But usually those two go together … either get both or neither

For an examination, I've always been lying down on the table and have just pulled my trousers and underwear down a little bit while the doctor was getting ready, to just expose that area.

The only exception was just before penis surgery, when I was in a gown and standing, and just lifted the front of the gown up, quickly retracted my foreskin, the doctor said ‘ok’ and i relaxed it and dropped the gown back down.

I have always had my examination laying down. At the pediatric, whom was female would sometimes don the purple gloves, and reach in my underwear to check my privates. Then over times would pull my underwear down and examine my testicles. Then while still laying down she would also check me for a hernia. Then my mom and sister were in the room while I was examined.

On my back for chest & genitals, then legs pulled up to chest for rectal exam.

Haven't had a genital exam in a long time--even at the urologist. The last time a urologist did a genital exam and hernia check, I was standing, naked below the waist.

As a kid (at the pediatricia) I would usual be laying down or sitting at the end of the table. Since then I have always been standin, with one exception when I was laying down. Most physical exams these days don’t even include a genital check….

As a much younger guy, lying. Pre and teen, standing.

Most of my genital as well as rectals have been standing and or bending.

I remember one genital and hernia with feet flat on corners, then stand..and bend for rectal.

My doc has me lying on the table face up with the gown covering just below the top of my pubic hair to mid thigh. He inserts his hand just under the top of the gown further exposing my pubic bush somewhat and feels on each side of the leg crease. Then he lifts the gown from the bottom just slightly exposing my penis and feels each testicle very gently. He has seen my scrotum both fully hairy and completely shaven over the years. After that he has me turn on my left side, puts on a glove and lubricates his finger before lifting up my right ass cheek to visually inspect my anus before inserting his finger in my anus. He gently, but with some pressure twists his hand so he can feel around the anal cavity and prostate and then hands me a tissue to wipe with. As I get up from the table, I notice the paper is wet with lube.

My only standing genital check was at age 17 for a “job physical” that our high school required if working a part-time job while attending school. After the basic exam, I was told to drop my pants and “shorts”. With bare hands (this was the early 80s), the doctor pressed right above my pubic hair on each side and I was asked to cough. I didn't have another genital check until around age 50 with my current doctor. He has me lying flat, fully clothed. He lifts my shirt to palpate my organs and tap around, then usually says “I'm going to check you testicles, bring your pants down.” He gloves up and gently feels each testicle and presses around feeling for lumps. Next, it's the prostate check…"Over on your knees and elbows, head down, butt up in the air." After the prostate check, which takes all of 2 seconds, I'm asked to get dressed. He never does a hernia check where I'm asked to cough.

Of late, I've had a couple of genital examinations, and they always involve me laying on my back with my trousers and underpants pulled down but not off. For a prostate/rectal examination it is always trousers and underpants pulled down, in a foetal position on my left hand side with my knees touching my chest. Personally I would prefer the latter examination to be doggy fashion, as I feel that the doctor would find it easier to insert his finger deep inside to really feel around my prostate, and also would be more pleasurable for me. I think that here in the UK, most of these types of examinations are done this way. I suppose a lot depends on where doctors receive their training, as to which position they usually apply.

Mine have always been standing up, facing the doctor on their stool. I was usually asked to slide my underwear and/or pants down, depending on how far I had already undressed.

I’m standing in front of the Dr and I lower my boxers. It takes less than 15 seconds to complete the exam. It’s embarrassingly fast.

I have had approximately 14 genital exams in my 60 + years, and all but 1 of them have been standing up with pants down. The other was laying on my back on the table with bottoms off covered with a drape for the dreaded urethral swab checking for std. I was clean!

As far as I can remember, I’ve only had my genitals examined in the standing position. Sometimes I was wearing just underwear at the time but also by just lowering my pants and underwear.

During my teens I would be standing but when I was much younger I would always be laying down, i’d have to guess cause kids are much shorter than adults making it harder for them to lean down(atleast in my experience usually I had older guys as my doctor) but my doctor didn’t use gloves for the genital exam till I turned 16