Examination | Position for male genital exa…

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I live in the U.S. now but I'm originally from Brazil. While in the U.S. males usually stand for the genital exam, most doctors in Brazil will examine your genitals while you're lying down.

The doctor will tell you to strip to your underwear (never a gown!), check height, weight, ask you to lie down, palpate your belly, then tell you to lower your underwear. There is no coughing and another interesting difference: doctors do NOT wear gloves to check your penis and testicles. They only wear gloves for a rectal exam. For the genital portion, they touch you with their bare hands then wash their hands right away. That makes the experience a bit more erotic, I think.

I only had one standing genital exam for a job physical. The doctor told me to take my shirt off then did the whole exam like that. For the genital, he told me to drop my pants and underwear to my knees and only did a visual check. He also turned on a spotlight directed at my crotch area, which made me feel I was putting up a show!

Renderson

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Renderson

It was always done lying down, and my doctor would always pull down my underwear himself, even as a teen. I would instinctively reach and try to stop him, not because I was embarrassed, but because I was extremely ticklish. I would always squirm and often giggle as he pulled down my underwear and touched my bits. My involuntary laughter was more embarrassing than being exposed.

When I got a new doctor at 18, I realized I was an adult and didn't have to do anything I didn't want to, so I refused to take off my pants. He just asked me if I was concerned about anything down there and since I wasn't, let me keep my pants on. I've never had a doctor even ask since.

madtowndrew

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madtowndrew

IIRC, my pediatrician examined my genitals while laying on the exam table, would briefly lower my underwear to check and make sure my genitals looked ok. My first “adult” doctor would instruct me to lower my underwear while standing. He would then briefly examine and probe my testicles for any lumps. For the doctor after that, N/A as there was no genital exam. My current doctor would examine the area while standing, though he typically doesn’t unless the patient has a concern.

sub boy

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sub boy

I've mentioned it elsewhere I think, but at the health assessment I had, when I was wearing just my briefs after the rest of the physical exam, the doctor have me the option of standing or lying down for the testicular check. That made me hesitate briefly - it threw me a little to have to make a decision. I chose to stand up. It did mean that my briefs ended up falling to my ankles!