Rectal or genital done first?

All my physicians have always done the genital before rectal. As a playdoc I have emulated this order and prevents you from having to re-glove.

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All my physicians have always done the genital before rectal. As a playdoc I have emulated this order and prevents you from having to re-glove.

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This has always been my experience as well which is why I posted this question initially. I thought doing the rectal before the genital was very weird.

Always genital before anal. The prostate exam is always the last thing my doctors have done before getting dressed again.

My physical with my current doctor has always included a DRE as the very last thing, but he has never performed a genital exam.

With my previous doctor he performed a genital exam, but not a DRE.

(so that would be genital exam before DRE right?)

I can conclude that my previous doctor did not do a DRE as I had not yet hit that magic age when they became "highly recommended"

I am not sure why my current doctor skips the genital exam and I am too embarrassed to ask.

I am not worried however, it gives my wife an excuse to perform the genital exam herself.

Genitals first then I turn around for "Attack from the Rear" as my Dr calls the rectal exam,

I like to go from least humiliating to most. So face/eyes/ears/nose, then have the patient take the shirt off for blood pressure and auscultation, finally genital followed by rectal. This is always how my real doctors have done it so to me it makes the most sense

I agree. The couple of times I've had both in the same exam, the genital was always first, followed by the rectal. I'd always assumed that was how it was always done.

When I had my one prostate exam, it was the last thing examined.

Rectal exam always done after the genital exam in every instance I've ever encountered.

I've had it done both ways, one docotr that did the rectal exam bending over the exam table after the gentital exam and one doctor that did the rectal exam with me laying on my side before the genital exam. I don't have a preference to either one.

Genital then rectal if I was getting one. Every time.

My female doctor always does the rectal/prostate exam first thing during my physicals. I usually like to get the most dreaded parts of exams over with first, but it's embarrassing looking a cute female in the face right after she's just stuck her finger up your butt. I just want to turn my face and hide after she does this, but she acts like it's not a big deal. Sometimes I try to talk her out of it, but she throws the "prostate cancer" scare into me and adamantly suggests I let her check me just to be safe. Her finger is bound to be less uncomfortable than a male doctor's, but it certainly doesn't feel good poking around up there.

I have a female internist that does my annual physical as well. The rectal/prostate is done last - standing, while bent over exam table. Takes all of 3 or 5 seconds and she's done.

I'd prefer to be lying on my side on the exam table, having her spend more time inside me so I could ask some detailed questions, but I'm too timid to ask.

However, I found a retired nurse (medical assistant for a LA urologist) in Southern California who I use for a much more through prostate exam and milking. Can't be too careful; at my age, enlarged prostate and cancer are all too common.

Every doctor I or my wife have gone to, whether GP, FP, GYN, whatever, the rectal exam has been the last thing done. Maybe, the idea is to save the best/worst part, YMMV, for last.

My doctor she usually does the rectal first with me on my side and then had me stand to finish with the genital exam...I'm pretty erect by that time :-)

I had one exam as an adult where the rectal was done first (on my side) followed by the genital exam (rolled over and was laying on the table). However, usually it is the other way.

My internist does something similar to what Charlie experiences. My internist has me lower my boxers and looks at my pubic area. He palpates it looking for any abnormal bumps or rashes. Then he proceeds to look at my genitalia. He looks at them first then he palpates them. My internist next has me turn around and inspects my buttocks. He has me spread my cheeks so he can get a good look at my anus. I am 29 and have not had a DRE yet.

I've always had the rectal exam done last when at the doctor for a physical. . The only exceptions have been when I was there for something other than a physical that might require a rectal exam.

My Doctor has me lower my boxers and looks at my pubic area. She palpates it looking for any abnormal bumps or rashes. after that she proceeds to look at my genitalia. she looks at them first then she palpates them.

I've never had a rectal exam so far, so only genital exams for the moment.

Always genital

Dr. always does a detailed genital exam before he does the rectal and prostate check. These two exams take longer than the rest of the exam. He goes slow.

Always genital.

First general exam, later genital and at last rectal and prostate check.

I have only had genital, although once he wanted to check around the area after the end, and it was rather surprising- didn't expect his fingertip to be going *there*

I am a female in my mid 20's and when I get a physical exam, as opposed to a GYNO/OBGYN exam, the rectal exam is always last. The doctor I have gown to the past couple of time is a relatively young female who does most of the exam with my clothes on.

She does the rectal the new way, which is basically similar to how they do guys as I understand it. I'm usually wearing pants or shorts. She will have me drop those, along with my panties and bend over the exam table. Then she will spread my cheeks and put her finger up my anus to get a stool sample, which she puts on a card to check for blood.

I have anemia, so she always does this to make sure the blood loss is not coming from the GI track. I have had this done quite a few times, and it is always the last thing. Sometimes the nurse will come into the exam roomto watch, but sometime it is just the doctor. Once there was a group of medical students there observing, which was a little embarrassing.

Attorney said:

I am a female in my mid 20's and when I get a physical exam, as opposed to a GYNO/OBGYN exam, the rectal exam is always last. The doctor I have gown to the past couple of time is a relatively young female who does most of the exam with my clothes on.

She does the rectal the new way, which is basically similar to how they do guys as I understand it. I'm usually wearing pants or shorts. She will have me drop those, along with my panties and bend over the exam table. Then she will spread my cheeks and put her finger up my anus to get a stool sample, which she puts on a card to check for blood.

I have anemia, so she always does this to make sure the blood loss is not coming from the GI track. I have had this done quite a few times, and it is always the last thing. Sometimes the nurse will come into the exam roomto watch, but sometime it is just the doctor. Once there was a group of medical students there observing, which was a little embarrassing.

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My genital/vaginal exam has always been done prior to the recto-vaginal or rectal exam.

I teach exam skills for male patients at a local medical school. We teach to examine the genitals first, change gloves and finish with the rectal exam.