How are you asked to undress?

Something like: "OK...so now please undress completely" And then just a little later folowed by: "you can keep your undies on"

I like the little delay in the last part since it makes you a bit insecure about to what state you have to undress. In a couple of cases the doctor did not add that last part, and then just when I started to fumble to remove my undies as well he added it anyway....or in one case I felt I had to ask him: "undies as well?"

My doc asks me to take everything off, except my underwear. He then hands me a paper cover, and leaves the room. If I'm wearing underwear, I take them off. At some point during the exam, I'll be bare assed anyway, so I might as well be fully nekkid from the get go. He never says anything about my state of undress, so I'll just make myself comfortable.

I had my colonoscopy yesterday and was told to take everything off except sox, put on the gown get under the sheet and she would be back with a warm blanket. My colonoscopy was unsedated.

Last exam was for pre surgey. Stripped off shirt only then everything else stayed on, nothing below the waist examined.

Reg. physicals lately have been underwear with a gown. "Everything off except your underwear"

My last exam was for pre-surgery also (re-attaching my torn quads to the tendon). I was given a gown by the assitant and told to take everything off, but i could leave my underwear on. (I was wearing a jockstrap)

Usually just handed a gown, and the nurse walks away. Its basically implied to undress. I like to put it on with my bra and panties so when it gets impedes the exam the doctor must tell me to remove it.

For me, it has really varied.

For my last annual physical I did not get undressed at all. With previous docs I was usually handed a gown and told "Undress down to your underwear and put on this gown. The doctor will be in shortly."

My favorite however was "I need you to get completely undressed, including socks and underwear. Here is a drape to cover your lap..the doctor will be in shortly"

The nurse usually tells me to take everything off but my underwear and then asks me if I would like to wear a gown, I never wear the gown.

It was actually the doctor himself after talking with me to get my background while I was fully clothed, and he said "I'll be back in a few minutes to do your exam, so take off everything including underwear and socks, and put on this gown."

My primary care physicians (I've only had two as an adult) have never had me undress for an exam. If they do a genital or rectal exam they just tell me to drop my pants when the time comes.

Growing up at the pediatrician the nurse would turn to my mom and tell her make sure he is completely undressed. I was examined nude through the last year of high school. Not sure if anyone else had to completely undress or at least had the dignity to keep your underwear on.

Growing up, the directive was said to whichever parent accompanied me. "Have him undress to his underpants." It was as if I wasn't even present for it and it always added to my sense of embarrassment. The usual comment from my parent was to "Do what you are told. It will be over soon." The undressing was labored as I wasn't really eager and always made more difficult if the nurse remained present during my disrobing while she spoke to my parent. Again, it only heightened my self consciousness.

When older and going in alone, the direction seemed more dignified, "I will need you to take off everything but your underpants for the doctor." Somehow this felt more appropriate but was short lived as I would be required to lower and remove my briefs.

Having had a doc that allowed for a gown was okay but hardly reassuring. "Undress fully. Everything off and put on this gown." Somehow the nurse seemed to believe that I didn't fully appreciate the words"Everything off"or "Undress fully." I always think it's a bit demeaning to be told in such a manner.

My personal preference is to undress to my briefs. The rest is not in my control!

Lately the gown is handed. To me the nurse will smile and say everything off opening to the back, you know what to do , the doctor will be in , in a few minutes

Growing up my doctor's office did not use gown. They had to undress down to your underwear. Like someone else said, they never spoke directly to me, even when I was deep into my teens. They would always address the parent, "have him take everything off except for his underwear." That always stuck with me. It was bad enough that I had to have a parent with me through the age of 18, but now they are making me feel even more like a little kid.

The only time I have to undress and "change into gown" is at the time of gyn appointment. For the rest of the physical I am in my regular clothes.

So, before I see the gyn the nurse hands me over the gown and says please Change into the gown.

This statement is always there.

Some other nurses also say "Please pass urine and come/ Is your bladder empty?" alongwith asking me to change.

Now I use the washroom too when I am asked to change.

Sometimes nurses get extra specific while handing over the gown "Remove your underwear too😃"

I understand this is for first timers but I have been told too😃

But it's okay I don't mind any of the reminders. They just remind as a part of their duty to make job of the gyn easy.

The nurse usually tells me to undress after they've finished with their preliminary assessment and gathered up all their paperwork. For one exam she said: "Go ahead and get undressed down to your underwear please." and then left the room. At a different exam, another nurse phrased it slightly different and said: "You're going to get undressed down to your underwear, and the Doctor will be in in a moment." These directions are actually something I'm always curious about how it will be said each time I have an exam.

Anything from ‘take your shirt off’ to ‘undress to your boxers and put this gown on.’

After we talk for a bit he usually tells me to strip down to my underwear and socks and then he leaves me to undress

Most of the time the nurse will say something along the lines of "please get undressed down to your bra and underwear and put this gown on" and its almost always the last thing they say before they leave so the entire beginning of the exam with the nurse before the doctor comes in is anticipation knowing those instructions are coming.

Last gyn exam I was privileged to get to witness the nurse just said, change into this...pointing to the gown. She didn’t indicate how to wear it which lead to it being put on backwards. During the breast exam this caused more exposure than necessary as my friend didn’t realize the opening of the gown was to be in the front.

It’s been pretty much the same across the board for me: “Ok, go ahead and undress down to your bra and panties and put this gown own too. You can keep your socks on if you want. I’ll be back in a few minutes.”

Had a trip to the ER last Friday, and ask i was coming in to the room the nurse had the gown on the bed and he says "there's a gown for you that should fit (I'm a big guy so they had to get the big size obviously 😉 ). I asked him "should I take everything or....?" and he says "well leave your underwear on if you have them, if not, thats fine too". So of course I did undress down to my gown, but opted to yes keep my underwear on underneath. Kinda thinking I should have just gone with nothing and ditched or hid my undies to make him think I wasn't wearing any.

Typically, the nurse will instruct me to undress after they’re done with taking my vitals and updating my medical history. For several of my exams it’s: “Strip or everything off but your underwear please." and then left the room. During other exams, the nurse phrases it differently: “please undress to your underwear, take off you shirt, undershirt, pants, shoes and socks the doctor will be in in a shortly." I'm always curious about how the nurses will ask me to undress for a exam. I also find it amusing the words they use referring to one’s underwear. For example, I’ve heard it called: skivvies, shorts, boxers, briefs, undershorts, underwear and underpants .

As a child, the nurse usually either told my mother to “please unfasten him so we can get a temp on him,” or the nurse would say to me, “how about we unfasten those pants and take your temp?” Some would baby talk and say something like, “It’s tempie time! Let me see that little pink tushie of yours!” I especially hated the baby talkers.

At my annual physical, the nurse just says “down to your underwear, he’ll be right in” and leaves me alone to undress to my briefs and hop up on the exam table.

I’m always really focused on the specific phrasing they use. At last year’s exam, before leaving the room, the nurse said “okay, the PA will be right in, and he needs everything off, head to toe, and the gown opens in the back.” It was my first year naked under the gown so it caught me a bit by surprise.

PLEASE take off all of you clothes EXCEPT your underwear or boxer briefs...

I recently had a visit at the colorectal surgeon and before the nurse left the room she said to remove everything from the waist down and there’s a drape to cover yourself with.

When I had my first urological exam, the doctor, a lady in her forties, pointing to the table, told me "please, lower your pants to your knees and lie down". I admit that when I heard that words I had butterflies in my stomach, not to mention when she told me to bend my knees for the prostate exam.

I go to German speaking doctors. They use the expression « frei machen », which can be translated literally as « make free », so no reference to the clothes to be taken off. Usually they say only the top.

If it's more than the top, they say « take off the shirt and pants » or say « make free, you can keep the underwear ».

If I go to the urologist, he obviously doesn't need to tell me what to remove, but I can always keep my pants and my tee-shirt, I must only « make free » the belly and the genitals, sometimes from the beginning, sometimes after the ultrasound of kidneys, bladder and prostate.