Most embarrassing age

Definitely around 17 or 18.

I would say 13-14. When I started developing but at a slower pace than others. I had seen other boys in the locker room and knew they were different and I felt awkward about my body.

I would echo Ativa's comments and say 14-15, for similar reasons.

For me, this is definitely around the age of puberty, 13-15. During my genital exam, my doctor (female) would tell me that she needs to check if I am “growing properly.” Before she would slip down my briefs, she would ask me embarrassing questions such as if I have noticed anything changing down there. She would also ask me if I had any relationships or sex. I wasn’t used to these types of questions at the doctor. Then, after she pulled down my briefs, she would inspect my penis and testicles closely. She would then comment, saying that they would grow more in the years to come. It was a very embarrassing and erotic series of examinations.

It was 15 years for me. Reasons? My body (breasts, vagina) was partly developed and I start felt that I am not anymore a child. But I was still a virgin and I don't know much about sexual life or about exam women's pelvic area. At 15 I had some problems with my women's parts and I was sent at my first gynecology exam. I afraid asked of mom, what to expected, internet I don't had and all information I had was from my older friend, so I had no idea what to expect. This was one of the most embarrassing moments in my life.

Most definitely at 13 when I had to have surgery on a double hernia. Initially having my mother present and being examined naked from the waist down by a female doctor. She palpated around my whole groin area and felt my testicles making me turn my head towards my mother and cough. Then the examinations in hospital prior to my surgery, mainly whenever my mother was present.

I'll go with 13-15 as well. It is typical to be self conscious as an adolescent. Add to that a circumstance where nudity, touch, consent, and sexuality norms are set aside for this ritual of the physical exam. My mother told me before I went back at age 14 to just do what the doctor said and it would be over soon. So it feels strange but we're supposed to pretend that it is normal. At that confused age it can be traumatic.

I would say 16. Only exam I recall during puberty, but was very shy and very uncomfortable with the male pediatrician. I actually became erect waiting for him to come in and the nurse saw me trying to "beat it down" into submission of you will...not jacking off, just trying to make it go away! I think she must have told the doctor because the genital exam was much more reduced than any he'd done before. Still was extremely embarrassing though.

12 to 15 for sure.

12 give or take for the obvious reasons.

I think I have to go with "mid teens ... like 13-17" as well, just like "Sarah S" said. And it shouldn't come as a surprise ... there is a lot going on and a lot is changing and being a bit self conscious about one's own body and all the things that are happening kinda adds the overall embarrassment when it comes to having a physical exam.

I think any age when you see a new doctor or have a new exam. For me, 15 was the age, because that's when I had my first gyno exam.

I’m not sure. I trusted my doctor. My mom always explained that doctors and parents are allowed to do certain things (like look at private’s). And I’ve said this in other posts but he would always explain what he was going to do before he did it? Now that I’m 20 and getting a new one I’m super nervous though!

I was reading a few pages back into this thread and this post from fsmfan really resonated with me:

The last couple of years of high school when i was still going to the pediatrician. I was old enough to drive so i would drive myself to the exam, but then I was the only one there to answer any questions. I felt like i no longer belonged in a pediatrician's office with all the little kids.

I was on my parents' insurance through college, so when I was a junior and senior, I was a man of drinking age driving myself to a pediatrician's office. It felt awkward because of my age (and how much older I was than nearly all of the other people in the waiting room waiting to be seen) and it felt weird because I was taking over routines that my parents always handled--from driving to checking in at the front desk to checking out. Just one of many other awkward "in between" phases, I suppose.

And because I thought so much about going to the doctor every other day of the year, there was also an element of guilty pleasure about having the ability to drive myself to the doctor's office. When I was being driven, I could spend the whole ride indulging whatever mental images and fantasies I'd replay in my head all year long. (A habit which didn't help the inevitable hardon I'd sport once the exam began.) When I could drive myself, I had to pay attention to the road (naturally), so it wasn't until after I'd parked and settled into a chair in the waiting room that I'd get that sudden rush at thinking: "Oh yeah, this is what I've been waiting for all year!"

My High School entry exam, I had turned 14 the week before. I hadn't had an exam since I was five and I knew from friends the exam would include my penis and testes but didn't know what that meant. A friend was over and I remember my Mom telling me he had to go home and to get showered and make sure I washed real good everywhere, even between my cheeks because the doctor would probably be checking everything. She told me I might have to undress completely but that it was alright because it was a physical and I was getting older. My friend had yet to leave and heard everything, I was so embarrassed I wanted to die. Mom didn't get why I would be embarrassed about having a friend know I was going to the doctor, in retrospect neither do I.

I didn't have to strip but did have to pull down my underwear for a very long couple of minutes.

And a fetish was born.

I think when I was 13 was the worst as I couldn't control my hardon and I got not much hair under my penis. This was the age of changes and I got most embarrassed on any kind of examination.

Early teens. 13-14

8-10, starting to develping and feeling shy about my body

Definately 5-18 for me. I was developing and I knew I enjoyed being examined and I was still getting physicals in just my underwear.

It was my last physical with my pediatrician at 14.

13 definitely. Developing breasts and growing I had an older gruff old school doctor who lacked bed side manner and I asked questions about period and breast pain and he made me to fell like some kind of devient .

Looking back I was a curious girl who with the help of friends copies of joy of sex and other sex books I realized I was not .

My High School entry exam, I had turned 14 the week before. I hadn't had an exam since I was five and I knew from friends the exam would include my penis and testes but didn't know what that meant. A friend was over and I remember my Mom telling me he had to go home and to get showered and make sure I washed real good everywhere, even between my cheeks because the doctor would probably be checking everything. She told me I might have to undress completely but that it was alright because it was a physical and I was getting older. My friend had yet to leave and heard everything, I was so embarrassed I wanted to die. Mom didn't get why I would be embarrassed about having a friend know I was going to the doctor.

I understand exactly how you felt. I would have been mortified if my mother had been talking about how I was heading to the doctor for a physical in front of a friend. I can imagine most of my friends would have gotten a good laugh out of my circumstances and would have taunted me about how I was going to have to pull down my pants and turn my head and cough. I even find it embarrassing for a doctor’s office staff to know that I am in the office for a physical because I fell they are aware how embarrassed I am and are gloating about my predicament.

I would say it's when you reach 15-16, because you physically look like a little man, with pubes, a fully developed genitalia, but in some way you're still treated the way you were treated when you were a child. Doctors / parents hardly manage to deal with older teenagers: it's difficult to see where is the border between a child and a little adult. So you easily feel infantilized.

When I was 15 for instance, I remember a doctor house call. I had a flu and my parents did not send me to school but called a doctor instead. After a brief auscultation - that was not embarassing at all - he left the room and told me to rest. I could have died of embarassment when I heard him giving instructions to my mother before leaving the house: he actually asked her if I wouldn't mind using suppositories (as if he couldn't have asked me instead!). But I guess that since he feared I would refuse because I was old enough to do so, he prefered asking my mother who of course said "no problem": I was given no choice in the matter and had to comply when my mother came back home from the pharmacy.

Then again, I was not old enough to fully decide what kind of medicine to have, but old enough to use these suppositories by myself.

I would say for me between 13 and 14, when you are going into puberty. My pediatrician required a parent to be present in the examining room, so I had to put up with this through high school. It was also embarrassing at 16, 17, and 18, but by that time I sort of got used to being seen.

I'm not really sure what age I was most embarrassed. I don't recall ever being embarrassed to be honest. A few years ago (I'm 35 now) I had an exam from a female doctor. My usual doctor was called away and she was substituted. She is actually my usual doctor's wife. I get very turned on by being examined and I was uncomfortable having her examine my private parts while I had an erection. I am straight but as I am married, I really feel like having a female doctor crosses the line as I do find it a bit sexual.

The embarrassment is also pleasure, before, during or after a physical exam. It would be a shame not to be embarrassed as you get older.

I would have to say the most embarassing age for my was when I was between 11 and 18 years of age.

I think the most embarrassing age was between 14 und 18 during growing up

Definitely the 13-17 age range was most embarrassing for me. At that age you're having sexual thoughts but still treated like a child.

At that age I was also being picked on in school for having ginger pubes, which made me think I was some kind of disgusting freak, so I was terrified to let anyone see me without underwear on in case they laughed at me.

I think 15 . I too had ginger pubes , but no one remarked on it , as looking at each other in changing rooms would have been frowned upon, so no one commented . Actually I find ginger pubes a real turn on . Is that a bit narcissistic? Certainly a kink.

But 15 because that was the time of my first school physical. I had been masturbating for 2 years by that time and felt sure that the DR would find out. It was the first time I can remember being naked in front of complete stranger and him handling my genitals . The basis of my Medfet today I think.

Just wish internet had been around in my day. Would have opened up,a few opportunities without fear of embarrassment . Guys that were interested but you were too embarrassed to ask , missed opportunities . The internet makes it so much simpler these days , although obviously with some dangers.