How are you asked to undress?

During my puberal age the pediatrician at the start of the examination simply said to me

"Undress COMPLETELY" and I knew exactly what he means.

My GP in the last part of the physical asked “could you undress from the waist down".

When in clinic for specific procedures the nurse brought me a gown and said "you can wear ONLY THIS during the procedure".

In urodynamics lab the nurse simply said "everything off please", let me accomodate on the examination chair with legs rests then placed a green drape on me with a narrow elastic aperture from which she exposed my penis and balls for the procedure.

Since joining here, I've definitely paid more attention to the doctor’s/nurse's language when it comes to undressing.

When I went in for my EKG, the female nurse just asked me to take off everything from my waist up. Actually, I've always tried to clarify how much clothing I am to take off for the doctor. Whether half, top half or bottom, or fully naked, doesn't matter to me. It's whatever the doctor needs.

When @AnthonyRT went in recently, I specifically remember the RN asking him to at least undress from the waist down or whatever was most comfortable....well, he completely undressed 💁‍♀️😁 We aren't there for modesty, at the doc's haha

The last few years at my GP he does not have me undress. I went to him sick a few weeks ago and I didn't have to undress until the nurse came back with the syringes. Then I lowered my pants and boxer shorts for her to give me the shots.

@Buttshotlover if I’m sick I don’t care what I have to take off or where they stick the needles. But then I am pretty desensitized to shots. I got allergy shots for about 16 years, starting when I was 5 or 6. At Kaiser they gave me 7 shots once a week for three years. Then my dad got better insurance and I got to go to an allergist who mixed everything into one bottle. You get used to it.

Personally, in France and for a gynecology consultation, after the preliminary interview, I say "we are going to go to the exam, I'll let you unravel"

Most patients are naked in the blink of an eye even if I always specify "we will start with the chest" so that those who wish can leave only the top at first.

Sadly, I'm not asked to undress at my GP for physicals. Just some questions from the nurse and then "the doctor will be in soon." I usually take that time to slip my pants or shorts off so I'm in a t-shirt and underwear for the doctor. Undressed, a bit, but not anything inappropriate.

The nurse at my dermatologist always says "Everything off except for your underwear and here's a sheet." I find the paper sheet a nuisance so I typically leave it folded up on my lap. Then I'll just set it aside at some point in the exam so that I'm just sitting there in my briefs.

These days as an adult, I am seldom asked to undress.

As a child and teen, the nurse would usually show me to the exam room then tell me to go leave a urine sample in the bathroom and come back and take off all of my clothes except my underwear.

At my last physical the ma said “are you ready for the gown part?” Everything off but your underwear. Though it was kinda pointless as I was barely examined.

I think I’ve posted this on a similar thread but like others I don’t typically undress at the gp when I did in the past it was usually strip as you go so there would be instructions to take off specific things like socks and shoes, shirt, or pants.

For the dermatologist, the nurse will take out a cloth gown and either set it down or hand it to me with a variant of “go ahead and remove your clothes and put this on.” What to do with underwear will vary year tk year … I have heard “everything”. And specifically “leave underwear on” and “your choice on underwear the doctor doesn’t mind or care.” At this point I have learned regardless of the words us to just remove everything.

The only doctor's visit that I'm asked to undress for is my dermatologist. The nurse usually says "Everything off except the underpants. Here's a gown." So I greet the doctor in my underpants with the gown left in the plastic wrapping.

My most recent examination was a full body skin check and photography (my first one, will have to do it fairly regularly here in Australia, especially with type 1 skin). I figured it would involve undressing, so was waiting for it with some anticipation (and nerves too, as I do have a lot of weird looking moles).

It was done by a male doctor, with female nurse present. The nurse told me after initial questioning by the doctor - 'okay, you will have to undress to the underwear, top and bottom. Take off your shoes and socks too but keep your bra on. The drape sheets are over there if you wish to use one.' Both her and the doctor left the room for me to undress.

It was done by a male doctor, with female nurse present. The nurse told me after initial questioning by the doctor - 'okay, you will have to undress to the underwear, top and bottom. Take off your shoes and socks too but keep your bra on. The drape sheets are over there if you wish to use one.' Both her and the doctor left the room for me to undress.

Why do they leave the room or give you a drape/gown when they are going to have you naked anyway?

Why do they leave the room or give you a drape/gown when they are going to have you naked anyway?

I was wondering about it too! They are big on this stuff in the UK and probably have a code or policy for it. In Australia, I have been to a doctor 3 times so far (for immigration medical, a consultation and a skin check), and they seem a bit more 'chill' with nudity - in a way they don't require you wearing a gown or a drape, and generally expect you to be in underwear on undressed fully above the waist (for example, during x-ray or ECG). So, in a visit I described, I didn't use a drape. In fact, they mentioned it casually, putting accent on the 'if you want to' part, it seemed they didn't expect you to actually put it on. Which is great for me personally (I'm into that) 😃

Our family doctor for 30 years would be at his desk looking at my papers in his file folder when I was shown to the exam room by his receptionist. He would say "take 'em off, all of them". When I had done that I would sit on the exam table and he would roll his stool over in front of me and begin with any questions he had. Then he would begin the exam and have me on my side for the DRE then back to the sitting position to talk for a while. I was in the room naked for about 30 minutes then he would have me get dressed and go see the receptionist to make my next appointment. I never knew he even had any gowns until I asked my wife about her exams. He had her get undressed and put on a gown while he was looking over her folder. He did have her drop the gown while sitting there so he could examine her top half. When her OB/GYN retired he took over doing the vaginal exam which naturally required more of her to be naked. He retired 10 years ago and we chose a new doctor. She doesn't look at any bare skin, just listens to our chest through our clothing and we are done in about 5 minutes.

I went to the dermatologist last year for the first time in my life. Her female assistant led me into the exam room, told me to take off everything but my underwear but those would be coming off soon and offered me a gown. I said what's the point, she's going to have me naked anyway? She said that's fine and left. I got naked and sat on the exam table. In a few minutes she returned with the dermatologist who began at the top of my head. She found a couple spots she wanted to freeze and one to excise for further study. She sent her assistant to get the stuff to do that. When she brought it back she returned with another woman who was never introduced. She didn't have the demeaner of a doctor or a nurse and had no name tag. Then the derm had me retract my foreskin to show her something I had mentioned under it. The 3rd woman leaned in for a look at that and that was the end of my exam.

Yesterday for my hemorrhoid banding visit the nurse just said everything off, gown is on the table be back shortly. Then I noticed it was a pink gown, but then the clinic is a women's clinic, so. Hard to find Dr's that do banding in my area. I did ask why everything off, Dr said they don't have to worry about getting lube on patients shirts or socks LOL!!

With the exams to follow-up development when I was between 14 and 18, they just said either "please undress except for you underpants" or "please take off everything"

During the exams for military services, it wasn't asked, for the individual exam it was marked on a plate on the wall of the changing cubicle, "Be aware you need to take of everything and enter the exam room naked", or something similar ...

I did ask why everything off, Dr said they don't have to worry about getting lube on patients shirts or socks LOL!!

Maybe I should just leave my clothes in the car when I go for my dermatologist appointment next month.

Zero talk. At the age of 3, just a pull down and i knew what was coming.

I did ask why everything off, Dr said they don't have to worry about getting lube on patients shirts or socks LOL!!

I appreciate this. I wouldn't want lube spilled on my clothes. It's a thoughtful consideration.

I appreciate this. I wouldn't want lube spilled on my clothes. It's a thoughtful consideration.

I agree, I would assume they learned from experience.

My wife just went for her GYN exam and the nurse came in and took her height, weight, and blood pressure. My wife was wearing a dress so the nurse told her to only take her underwear off and to put a sheet over her lap but she could keep her dress on.

Once the doctor came in and went to do a breast exam, he just kept the sheet over her lap and had her lay back, and pulled the dress above her breasts.

These days it’s strictly strip only as needed. At my pcp I have yet to disrobe for any reason. At the urologist, it’s “let’s have a look”. Even for my annual skin check at the dermatologist, the protocol is strip to the waist, put the clothes back on, then strip from the waist down and then get dressed again.

At my pcp’s the MA will say “the doctor needs you to take everything off including your underwear, there is a gown on the table” this doctor actually checks my prostate and testicles. At my dermatologist the nurse says “ you need to get completely undressed for the doctor, here is a drape”. At my urologist the nurse with tell me to undress from the waist down and give me a drape. If I am having a cystoscopy done the nurse will come back and inject my penis with lidocaine and place a clamp on the head of my penis to numb me up before the doctor comes in inserts the cystoscope all the way in to my bladder, totally painless

Yesterday at female dermatologist:

please undress to your slip. I will examine your skin. now please remove everything, I need to look at genitalia. ok thanks you canget dressed again.

was so boring ^^

These days it’s strictly strip only as needed. At my pcp I have yet to disrobe for any reason. At the urologist, it’s “let’s have a look”. Even for my annual skin check at the dermatologist, the protocol is strip to the waist, put the clothes back on, then strip from the waist down and then get dressed again.

That just seems ridiculous to me and certainly not productive. At the derm her assistant/nurse said take it off down to your underwear but that will be coming off soon so here's a gown. I asked: what for she's going to look at everything anyway? So she put away the gown and I got naked. When the derm came in she appeared to be OK with that and just had me sit on the end of the table while she did her thing. I discovered she was my neighbor.

For me I believe it's just like everyone else..everything off but your underwear. For me socks go too. Although I do recall in the past...Queen...I had no underwear to remove!

I probably have over 500 moles on my body, mostly on my torso, front and back. When I go to the dermatologist, I am always just asked to take my shirt off. I have moles on my legs and such, but they never care to check them. The past couple times, my dermatologist, PA, or whatever, was a cute younger female. Please ask me to disrobe completely! 😁

It never sounded like a request. As an adult, as a statement. In childhood, most often it sounded like "to strip the child down to panties" At what it does not matter at all whether it is a mother or an older sister. The worst thing for me is when it sounded "take off your panties" or when referring to my escort (take off the panties from the child). Sometimes the nurses did it, sometimes they didn’t say anything and took off my underpants, sometimes they said something like “don’t be afraid, we’ll take off the panties now”,

Lately, within the last 5 years or so it's been something like this-

Arrive at the office and sign in with the receptionist.

Make sure the insurance and address are the same.

Get called back by the nurse.

Ask to give a urine specimen.

Height and weight taken in the hallway.

Ushered into the exam room.

BP and temp taken.

Verified my date of birth and reason for the visit.

"Ok, take everything off except your underwear and if you want a gown I can give you one?"

I don't need a gown I am ok.

Recently went for a physical exam, met with the nurse practitioner to discuss history, concerns, etc. She pulled out a paper gown (good quality) and told me every thing off including underwear, gown open in the back.

Great start to an excellent exam.