Question about breast exam

I have seen many breast exam videos over the years performed by both Male and Female Gynecologists.One thing I've noticed is that a female Gyn is more likely to check the areola and nipples during an exam and the male tends to leave that part out.Ladies,I'm curious to know if that's been your experience during annual physicals with your Gyn.

My GYN always feels the areola/nipple area quite thoroughly and gives a squeeze at the end to check for discharge. She's a woman.

Never noticed the difference between male and female practitioners before. I'll have to watch more closely to see.

This is a very interesting observation. Seems to match my recollections, but I never noticed it. Nice work!

I think it depends more on the doctor's training and thoroughness and less on the gender.

My doctor usually performs the exam with great care for the breasts so he inspects also the areola

My breast exams are very complete and my doctors are all male. Never had a female doctor examine my breasts so can't tell if there was a difference. However I can't believe any of my doctors miss any part of me

My breast exams with both male and female doctors have been pretty similar in regards to thoroughness, but with slight variances between doctors as is with most any exam. Both will palpate directly over the areola while palpating my entire breast, as well as gently squeeze the nipple to conclude the examination of each breast.

Both my male and female gynecologist have always done a good breast exam. Both check my areola as well and squeeze the nipple to check for any discharge.

In UK breast exams are not routine unless you go to the Dr for a specific issue or as happened to me once went to the Dr with a chest infection during breast awareness month (did not know it at the time) and she asked me questions about self exam etc and then did a very brief exam then. With a chest infection etc was feeling pretty rough so was not really in the mood to be taking off all the layers I had on top for what seemed like a 30 second feel of each boob. However, had an employment physical this year and the Dr really did do a full on breast exam which was a first for me, literally felt every part of each breast when sitting up and then when lying down. It included her checking my areolae by running her finger all around them and a full on nipple exam where she gently felt them first having a finger on top and bottom and then on each side if you see what I ran so squeezed from all 4 directions. Yep nipples did react to that sort of exam and started to stand out rather a lot, so much so that when she was doing the second nipple said to me that the nipple response is normal which made me a bit self conscious, even more so when I put my T-shirt back on for rest of exam and lay back down they rather stood. Not helped as next bit of exam was the internal

Lisa

My ob/gyn doctor checks every part of my breasts. He takes several minutes on each breast. At times, I think he is playing with rather than examining them.

My ob/gyn doctor checks every part of my breasts. He takes several minutes on each breast. At times, I think he is playing with rather than examining them.

Maybe you should consider changing doctors..........Unless you have no problem with the situation.

When I have gone to the doctors, either male or female they have both been the same breast exam.

If you read the true protocol, a doctor should spend at least 10 mi on each breast, a quick check does not serve the purpose of ensuring that their are no lumps. the longer the better for you as the pt.

I've never had my nipples or areolas examined.

No nipple check done on the wife--female gyno

@ Britt22090--if your areolae and nipples have not been examined, you have not really had a proper breast exam. Your breasts should be exposed when the doctor listens to your heart, and that's a good time for the doctor to at least offer to examine your breasts.

My doctor always does a complete breast exam that consists of making me raise arms over my head, feeling under my armpits, then touching breast tissue and nipples while I sit, then asks me to lean over then finally lay back and one arm behind my head to examine each breast. The only time I had a more cursory exam was as a teen and early 20s.

My fiancee's were examined at her appointment last Monday.

My girlfriends dr male by the way does a complete check of her breasts including areola and nipples and he spend about 5 minutes on each breast making sure there are no lumps or unusual masses in her breasts as breast cancer runs in her family

During my pre-op appointment with my male gynecologist he did a breast exam on me and he checked my nipples and everything but since my breasts and nipples are so sensitive I started squirming around after a while and I pushed his hand away and he said "looks like I need a take a break and then continue" LOL

Many of my breast exams have been done by male doctors. I've had at least 15 years of exams before I ever saw a female doctor. My most thorough breast exams have been done by male doctors.

They haven't directly touched my nipples, they just press and squeeze around the areolas to check for any discharge. They don't look at them that closely because no doctor has ever noticed the hole in my right nipple. I haven't brought it up because I don't want the doctor to think I've tried to pierce my own nipple.

I’ve been to both and both genders have checked my nipples

If you haven't pierced your own nipple, can I ask how it got a hole in it @CassieST ?

If you haven't pierced your own nipple, can I ask how it got a hole in it @CassieST ?

It probably has always been there. I never noticed it until my breasts started budding as a preteen.

Breast palpation it is performed, by all gynecologist, and is checked both the nipple, that the halo

I've had both a male and female doctor and both have checked my nipples.