Uncircumcised men--Do you ever retract your foreskin before exposing your penis to the doctor?

I intentionally skipped school the day a doctor came to do sports physicals. I was 15 y/o and in the 10th grade. The school was insistent that I have a physical so my mother made an appointment. This particular doctor had a reputation for circumcising little boys. I think I was the only boy in my class who sported a foreskin. I was of the impression that ALL boys were required to have their foreskin circumcised and feared that the doctor would circumcise my foreskin on the spot. (I was not aware of "informed consent" at that age). Before going to the doctor I retracted my foreskin and stuck my penis back in my underwear. I was rather fidgety as my bare glans was extremely sensitive. When the doctor asked me to "drop your draws" I eagerly complied to show the doctor my "circumcised" penis. Unfortunately, my foreskin decided to slide forward at that moment thus covering my glans. I was rather embarrassed and feared the doctor would circumcise my foreskin. The doctor proceeded with exam - the hernia check, felt my testicles, and then fully retracted my foreskin. I was relieved to not hear the word "circumcise".

If I know they are going to go down and look there, I prefer to pull back my foreskin before the exam. Although i remain somewhat uncomfortable, but I think it is better than the doctor pulling it back- because they do it fast, rough and painfully, especially female doctors here in US.

Retraction of the foreskin is itself part of the exam. Actually this is something I had problems with as a child and the part of the exam I feared the most (as I have described in other posts). Anyway even if I tried to keep it retracted before going to the exam, it would slowly slide back on its own. And it wouldn't fool anyone into thinking I was circumcised. I have plenty of foreskin and it would still be easily visible, just rolled back.

I think dr made it only when I was a child, at the time foreskin was a bit tight, so dr examined it to see if surgery was to be done, he did all by himself, recently no dr checked there

I wasn’t circumcised until later in life but at every pediatric physical exam whether male or female the doctor retracted my foreskin. It was only embarrassing when my step mother was in the room because she wanted me to get circumcised. After age 18 or so I just let the doctor decide for his/her self and about half did it themselves and half asked me to do it. I never considered doing it beforehand because it wouldn’t stay retracted long enough.

As a kid i did that all the time--i did not know why my penis looked different from all others I had seen, and early on the doctor would retract my foreskin, so i started believing that is how it should look. It gave me high blood pressure worrying about it...but now, as an adult, I am so, so happy I have my very sensitive foreskin! I no longer retract for doctors, and am proud of it!!

I would not come to the idea to do it myself before the exam no;

it would not make a difference in feeling shy about it, that is the moment you have to lower the briefs;

however, if you have to pull it back in front of the doc this is also a weird moment,

it could indeed be a good idea to have it allready done

I never thought of doing that. Probably because here everyone has foreskin so I was used to seeing it.

I remember when the doctor asked me to lower my foreskin I was more excited than embarrased.

Never pulled my foreskin back before an exam, if its necessary I'm asked to pull it back myself and never during a routine physical exam, only when I have a problem there.

I have always retracted my foreskin at the doctor's office, however, only once has a female doctor touched my uncircumcised penis with her bare hands (indeed, she wasn't wearing gloves) during a general inspection of my skin, with me standing totally naked in the middle of the roon. It was quite erotic, yet a little embarrassing, how she almost caressed my glans with her fingertips.

I very much enjoy the part where the Dr looks at my penis and then asks "does your foreskin retract" to which I reply yes. He then carries out the act of fully retracting it

You young men should never feel embarrassed about being asked or having your doctor retract your foreskin. This is an exam for your own well being. You should never feel ashamed!! This exam is for own well being and health. If you are having issues, it needs to be addressed. If your not keeping your foreskin areas clean, then you do need to be taught to do so and you are expected to do it! Dont be shy guys.

Never an issue, just part of normal uncut anatomy. He/she could do it or I could. A non-issue.

Eric

I never really thought about it. I have not had many genital exams in my life and I am not even sure now if other than an army physical if I ever retracted the skin. One reason I was never "checked" in my genital area as a child was having had hernia surgery when I was about six months old (back in 1962/1963). As it was in my medical records there was no reason to check for a hernia when it was already fixed.

As for infection, my late father was also uncut and I was taught from an early age to wash daily as he had been taught. I was born when circumcisions were routine for all male babies, not just my Jewish classmates, and the hospital gave my father a lot of grief for opting out but relented (as my elderly mother recalled, one nurse DID side with my father as she told him her husband was uncut and they had something like six children LOL). My mothers position was to leave it up to him as he was the best person to know.

You young men should never feel embarrassed about being asked or having your doctor retract your foreskin. This is an exam for your own well being. You should never feel ashamed!!

Agree with you mate. It's only another part of your anatomy that's being checked out to see if everythings ok so no need to get embarrassed about it. Personally, at school it was usually the doctor who rolled it back fully exposing my glans saying "I'm just going to have a check underneath, but nowadays I'm usually asked to roll it back myself.

As most Frenchmen, I think, I am uncut and I never found it to be an issue, either when I pee ( never thought of retracting it) or when a doctor examines me or when I have sex.

A long time ago, for a few months, I had an American ( Jewish) girlfriend and she was absolutely fascinated by my uncut penis (the first she ever saw), and she would play for hours with my foreskin, she said she loved it. It surrely added some spice to our relation.

Agree with you.... It's only another part of your anatomy that's being checked out to see if everythings ok so no need to get embarrassed about it.

I never found having my foreskin retracted embarrassing. Naturally, if asked I wouldn’t hesitant to retract my own foreskin after all I pull it back to pee.

All of my doctors (pediatrician or current) know me so well it’s never an issue when it comes to retracting my foreskin. They will usually say something about checking my penis, I automatically know they be sliding my foreskin back. The doctors I’ve had maybe once, example H.S. PE/ sports, employment or college physicals they always ask before retracting my foreskin. Usually, something along the lines of “loose, tightness or troubles retracting”.

The one thing they all had in common was to retract my foreskin themself. Usually, I was asked to keep my arms at my side while my penis and testicles were being examined.

Not intentionally, no. However sometimes I'll get a bit arroused and the skin will start to retract. One time, it fully retracted and the doctor left it there after examining my penis, he didn't replace it.

I was at my dermatologist recently having a skin check. I had mentioned a spot under my foreskin that had been scraped when I was in the hospital and a nurse was getting a “sterile” urine sample out of me. I was instructed not to touch it, she would do all the work. I recognized the dermatologist as she lived one house from me and walked her boys past me every day at my crossing guard spot on the way to school. So we kind of knew each other but not as talking buddies. I was naked with her throughout the appointment and she had two female assistants there too. When she got down to my little wrinkly thing she told me to get in whatever position was easiest for me to retract my foreskin for her to examine that. I didn't think anything of doing that, certainly not embarrassment even though she provided an audience to watch. One I'm pretty sure was her nurse/assistant but the other one — who knows, observer? The observer was behind the nurse and stepped around her and a bit closer to see better. That just didn't bother me, they were all there as my dermatologist's helpers. She was very good and the fact that I was sitting there naked with her didn't enter my mind while she examining me. She was obviously comfortable doing her job which made me comfortable also.

I would do it if asked but in my only genital exam so far it was doctor who did it and it was just for a moment.

Full reveal available to the doctor on request :-)

I can imagine that pulling it back, or having it done for me, would be embarrassing because of the intimacy of it. But I wouldn't have thought to do it in advance - if anything I would probably then feel awkward if the doctor wondered why I left it rolled back.

However, I could physically do it quite easily. My foreskin is fairly tight. It doesn't hurt and isn't at all uncomfortable to pull back. But it's tight enough that it will stay put until manually moved back over the glans. Unless I'm hard and then it's more likely to eventually slide itself, with the extra tension of a slightly short frenulum.

I had to retract my foreskin in front of the doctor on multiple occasions. I think it is quite embarrassing but I have never tried to retract it before the exam begins. I don't think that would work for me. My foreskin doesn't stay retracted that long and moves back to cover the head on it's own, especially when I am not errect. So I just have to do it in front of the doctor.

There's been something on my penis my doctor and I have been tracking for some time now now. Since the doctor is rummaging down there anyway, she'll do the retraction for me, but she does not pull it all the way back.

I've never had my penis examined by a real doctor (sadly IMO). But if I did I would present with my foreskin covering the head and let the doctor do whatever they needed to.

This is something i have never done and leave it up to the doctor to do the retraction when he is ready to examine my glans.

My skin is very loose so would not stay back anyway if it tried to do any form of retraction before my underwear was lowered.

My role play doctor would not be happy if he found my foreskin retracted when he takes down my underpants as i feel certain he finds exercising and fully retracting my foreskin an important element of my “inital” genital exam. He says my foreskin is a little tight but insists on fuli retraction.

I personally find the foreskin examination quite an important part of the exam. I leave my foreskin in the natural position when preparing for an exam.

On many occasions the Dr has asked if my foreskin retracts whilst inspecting my penis and then immediately proceeds to fully retract it, sometimes leaving it retracted or even on occasions securing it back with micropore tape to keep the gland exposed

If I am examining guys I follow a similar routine

I always let the Doctor retract my foreskin as it is a part of the medical .

I sometimes retract it,and let it rub against my pants, that gives me a nice feeling,never had to retract it in front of a doctor