Does doctor wear gloves for breast exam?

I've never had a doctor wear gloves during the breast exam. Just for the internal part.

Always been bare hands for me as well then they put gloves on for the pelvic. The least he could do is try to warm his hands up a little!! Lol

My doctor does the breast exam always with bare Hands. He never wears gloves for that.

I'm a guy, but we get examined too. Except for my urologist, my doctors only wear gloves for the genital and rectal exam or if they see something that could be contagious. My urologist is a bit different. He only wears gloves for the rectal exam. He washes his hands before touching me anywhere and again after the exam.

My real Doctor no; my play Doctors, somethimes.

My doctor does not wear gloves but if he has one of his residence do it then they do.

Well, it is very unsanitary if you are examining females breast without gloves on.

My doctor has never worn gloves for the breast exam.

Clean hands are good enough for breast exams.

My doctor never worn gloves for this breast exam.

Doctor69, you say it's unsanitary to do a breast exam without gloves on. Why do you think that? Gloves only need to be worn if the patient has an infectious disease or if the doctor might come in contact with bodily fluids. Does the doctor need to wear gloves when listening to your heart or lungs, or when first coming into the room and shakes your hand? I can assure you the patients hands are much much dirtier than a womans breasts are, trust me on that.

If anything, wearing gloves during a breast exam or any other time except the above mentioned, would be totally off-setting to the patient, maybe even offensive. As a matter of fact, we are taught in our medical schools whether it be MD, DO, LPN, LVN, RN, NP, STNA, MA, NA, or any of the like that we are to only wear gloves again, in the above menttioned situations. Wearing gloves when not necessary just makes the patient again feel dirty, and it's offensive to them. It does nothing to help establish that much needed medical professional/patient bond and trust that is required. If a patient doesn't feel wanted for lack of better terms, or doesn't trust the medical professional that patient will not come back, or worse, just not do what is required of them to help themselves get better. Wearing gloves at inappropriate times during anything medically related only makes a potentially good situation with a probable favorable outcome into a bad situation with a nonfavorable outcome.

Mashie

Hell, my urologist only wears gloves for the rectal exam. We washes his hands on entering the exam room. I have no issue with his examining my genitals or any skin area with clean, bare hands. The glove thing is common among less experienced practitioners. It's creates a barrier, just as the stupid lab coat does.

I have to give a big +1 to Mashie's response.

When examining clean skin, there is no need to wear a glove. If lesions are present, that's another story.

Just like Mashie said, when I am at work and have to put on a bandaid, I'll put gloves on if the skin is open. If it's not, I'll put it on and just clean my hands after.

Also, does anyone wear gloves for it during play exams ?

No I've had several gynecologist over the years both male and female and never have any worn gloves during my breast exam

I have witnessed plenty of breast exams and have NEVER seen the doctor wear gloves during any of them.

I've had numerous breast exams from several different doctors, gynecologists and Family Practice doctors, and none has ever worn gloves during my breast exam.

No, my wife's doctor did not put gloves on for her breast exam. He did wash his hands before the exam began.

My wife,s docs never used glove for breast exam

Breast exams require delicate and subtle touch difference recognition, there's a reduction in sensitivity with the gloves which may make it more difficult to detect any abnormalities in the skin and breast tissue. Medical professionals have different personal preferences when it comes to gloves, and there are trade-offs. Gloves are there for your protection as well as the protection of the medical people. Gloves are traditionally worn when examining parts of the body that exude mucus or fluid, or any procedure in which blood to skin contact is possible.

I have never had a breast exam with gloves on. Non opf my girl friends have either at least here in the US

I have had a number of breast exams from GPs and Gynos and never had gloves on for that part of the exam.

I doubt you'd ever (or certainly not often) see a Dr. doing a breast exam while gloved.

Never had gloves for breast exam no reason to wear gloves. Mind you there are gloves that the lady can wear for self exams that are supposed

to help in the locationg of abnormalities, I've never tried them.

Yea it's better without gloves cause you might not be able to feel for lumps and such

The doctor does not wear gloves for my breast exam but puts them on as soon that is over with.

My wife had a suspicious lump so she got sent to a specialist. For some reason probably legal, he wanted me in the room. He wasted no time in getting her top and bra off and proceeded to feel her up very good with his bare hands. I think it is because you can feel more on the bare.

There is not need to wear gloves because you are not coming in contact with any bodily fluids.

Mashie

I’ve only ever had one clinical breast exam, at a surgery consultation, and there were no gloves worn.

My Dr doesn't usually wear gloves.