Question for uncut guys

At a primary school medical the doctor checked my foreskin.

Another lad was recommended to be circumcised as it would be "better for him"

No, never has done.

Nope never had it done and hope it never happens and if i do i hope its a girl doc.i will never ever let another male touch me there?

Almost every exam my doctor would retract my foreskin. When I was young he would say "just a quick look at your little guy (penis)." Generally, all my doctors would ask if I have any problems or tightness in retracting my foreskin. All the doctors would tell me just before they were about to retract my foreskin. So it's not a huge shock anymore just routine: underwear off, foreskin retracted, testicles checked, and turn and cough.

One doctor during a school sports physical retracted my foreskin without warning. He just retracted the foreskin all the way then rubbed the underside of my penis. Then gave each testicle a good hard squeeze before doing the hernia exam.

Recently did an STD test. Of course, the foreskin and the area underneath it was examined. Clean bill of health! 😃

I am not circumcised and I will tell you that one urologist I went to who was the Urology Department Head at a nearby medical school always used his thumb and two fingers on each hand to retract the foreskin about halfway back. He used both hands to do this, one on each side of the penis. I always wanted to ask him why he didn't pull in all the way back, but never could make myself ask the question. It seemed like a partial inspection when I thought the logical and prudent thing to do would be to look at the penis with the foreskin completely retracted and the head of it fully exposed.

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I am not circumcised and I will tell you that one urologist I went to who was the Urology Department Head at a nearby medical school always used his thumb and two fingers on each hand to retract the foreskin about halfway back. He used both hands to do this, one on each side of the penis. I always wanted to ask him why he didn't pull in all the way back, but never could make myself ask the question. It seemed like a partial inspection when I thought the logical and prudent thing to do would be to look at the penis with the foreskin completely retracted and the head of it fully exposed.

I agree with you about the importance of full examination of the head of the uncircumcised penis. When I have examined uncircumcised men, I always get the skin retracted so that the head is fully exposed and the inside of the foreskin is also completely visible for thorough examination. This not only allows for adequate assessment of the health of the glans and foreskin but also makes the patient feel fully inspected.

I am uncircumsized. Dr asked me to retract the foreskin for examining it. i did so. It was an complete exam.

I have never been asked to retract my own foreskin. Almost all my doctor would tell me they needed to exam my penis and retract the foreskin. Usually, once retracted they would take a look my pee hole, testicular and hernia exam. The only doctor that would never give advance warning was the doctor giving physicals in high school. Of course, genital exam as the last health station with the doctor sitting on a stool behind a privacy screen. While the doctor washed his hands he would tell you to drop your pants to your knees. It always was a rough exam, would shove your foreskin all the way back, a good hard squeeze of the testicles and hernia exam.

My genitals are rarely checked now

The last time it was the doc that retracted himself my foreskin.

When I was younger, my foreskin was always checked. The doctor used to retract it and ask me to keep my hands away.

From my late teenage years until now I am ask to retract the foreskin myself.

I recall my pediatrician would always tell me before he was going to retract my foreskin. He usually said something like "let's take a look" while pulled back my underwear. I also have had various doctors between school, college and employment physicals. Pretty much they all asked before retracting my foreskin. Sometimes the doctor would ask questions like if my skin was tight or sexually active. It really never bothered me, I'm already standing, underwear down and exposing my genitals to a male/female doctor. Only one time was semi-embarrassed was when this doctor asked me to retract my own foreskin. I think it was just having someone watch you pull the skin back and then exposing my glans. Then He took over and continued examine my penis, pee-hole, testicles and the last was the hernia exam.

In usa almost every doctor or nurse i have had examine me has been a woman. one time my foreskin was not commented on or retracted. one time a doctor asked me to retract it for her. every other time the doctor or nurse has retracted it herself. some have made comments and explained what they were doing or looking for when the pulled my foreskin back. others have said nothing and just done it. there also is a difference in how they do it. some retract just a little to see the meatus, some retact about halfway of the glans, and some do an absolutely complete retaction. one of my more memorable exams i remember her going through all three levels and saying that she was afraid of hurting me.

I never had a doctor retracting my foreskin or asking me to retract it. They simply wanted to know if I had encountered any problems and that's it!

I never had a doctor retracting my foreskin or asking me to retract it. They simply wanted to know if I had encountered any problems and that's it!

same here never been ask to retract it.

All of my doctors always retracted my foreskin. The majority of the time I don't remember them tell me what was about to happen. Honestly, once my doctor put his hand in my underwear or had them pulled down it was not a shock he was going to retract my foreskin.

The only times it bother me was during the sport/school physicals in high school.

We were told in advance "you'll drop your pants the doctor will exam: penis, foreskin, testicles and hernia exam." By the time I saw the doctor his hands were freezing cold. He washed his hands in cold water between guys. It was always a shock to the system as he felt your penis and balls.

Question to all the guys here. Did the pediatrician ever retract your foreskin to inspect your glans? How did you feeel when they did it?

I was five when a doctor retracted mine. I had to see a urologist to see if I had a UTI. He pulled my briefs and pants down before opening my skin. It hurt a little since I was so young.

I believe it was pointed out on another thread that a full exam SHOULD involve checking under the foreskin. I mentioned that obviously what I thought was a full exam, just wasn't.

I'm now in my seventies, and I have never had a family doctor either retract it, or ask me to do so. I grew up in Scotland, and it really wasn't the custom to have annual exams. Living most of my life in North America, I have had numerous "annual exams" and insurance exams, and various hospitalizations and surgeries, and it has just never happened.

My first doctor from age 16-20 never checked under my foreskin or had me retract it in any way. He always commented that I need to be circumcised because I had a redundant foreskin (inch and half overhang beyond glans soft and hard). I think he might have pulled it back just enough to see meatus a couple of times, but hard to remember.

My next doctor in mid 20s asked if i was circumcised before I removed my underwear. I think he just retracted it enough to see opening as well.

My 1st doctor for my late 20s through mid 30s never retracted it at all.

My 2nds doctor for my mid 30s retracted several time primarily to issues with recurring urethral/bladder infections, including the infamous q-tip STD test. When the circumcision issue came up, he referred me to his own urologist who retracted it several times. This is the doctor who performed by circumcision at age 36. So no more worries about retracting cause its not there no more!

My doctor does the retraction. I have mild phimosis, and thiis is something she always examines closely .

I have never had this done during an exam. Most of the time it's just a testicle exam and hernia check.

I have never had this done during an exam. Most of the time it's just a testicle exam and hernia check.

I think retraction of the foreskin is an important component of the examination of an uncircumcised penis. I did a role play exam a number of years ago on a man in his early 20s with an intact foreskin. He was absolutely nonretractile and did not realize that feature was abnormal. He said that he had never had a doctor attempt to retract it. I suspect that American doctors see such a high percentage of men with circumcised penises that they do not know how to examine one with a foreskin. After the examination I gave him, he went to a urologist and got circumcised. He was very appreciative of the information I gave him.

Retraction of the foreskin allows examination of the glans, inner surface of the foreskin and corona, three places that are impossible to examine with the foreskin in place. As @exam_docexam_doc mentioned, you may never realize that you have phimosis as well.

I think retraction of the foreskin is an important component of the examination of an uncircumcised penis.

That depends. I was born in Germany where we don't have routine circumcision. When I was a little boy, my parents taught me to retract my foreskin and wash my glans. My doctor never retracted my foreskin or asked me to do so. However, he asked my parents if I had problems retracting my foreskin.

It's not JUST about retractablity. See my answer below. It's also about infections and cancer.

it's also about infections and cancer.

Penile cancer is a rare disease.

Quote (from wiki): ', the American Cancer Society points to the rarity of the disease and notes that neither the American Academy of Pediatrics nor the Canadian Academy of Pediatrics recommend routine neonatal circumcision.'

It often seems to me that talk of circumcision and penile cancer is sort of like politicians talking about terrorism - the purpose being to scare people more than about giving rational facts and objective threat assessments.

Regarding infections: are there infections of the foreskin or glans that could be ignored unless having a physician looking down there carefully? Don't they itch, for instance?

Cancer may be rare - until it's YOU that has it. Infection, especially some STDs can be completely asymptomatic at various stages. There's also the issue of denial.

Why are y'all being defensive against proper physical examination? Doctors need to examine all your bits to be complete. Would a female feel that their exam was complete if the doctor examined the external genitalia but not the internals? How about if the doc didn't retract the clitoral hood? No difference here.

Cancer may be rare - until it's YOU that has it.

Of course no one wishes to get a cancer of any kind. But the question with linking circumcision to the occurrence of penile cancer is an overreaction. Why do people - even against the advice (finally) of medical associations - still think it a wise decision to submit all males to an, albeit comparatively minor, surgical procedure, on the off chance of preventing a very rare disease? The benefits would be statistically insignificant.

If a society is truly worried about sexual health, then sexual education is the path to prevention of (sexual) diseases and ignorance. Even now the policy of breast cancer screening is being thought of as superfluous, with costs (supposedly) outweighing benefits. I'm not saying that I myself think so, but let's say that many policy makers do. So, if breast screening is thought to be a waste of medical resources and funding, what about performing circumcisions to prevent a very rarely occurring disease? An even larger misappropriation that would be.

I'm still mystified with all the drama and hysteria surrounding circumcision as a disease prevention method. Sounds more like window-dressing for other 'concerns' such as teenage masturbation and the discovery of sexual pleasure in general.