Blood pressure

Does your nurse or doctor take your blood pressure before or after you get undressed for your annual exam? My girlfriend has hers taken before the nurse asks her to undress for her exam but i have heard that some women have theirs taken after they get undressed for their exam. Would like to hear what other womens experiance is with their blood pressure being taken either before or after they get undressed for their exam

My blood pressure is always taken after I'm undressed and in the cloth gown.

It always after, when I go in they give me a gown I get changed and then they come in and take all my vitals.

From what I've seen, it's usually taken by the nurse before being asked to undress. Nurse escorts you into the exam room, goes over your file with you and reason for your appointment, takes your BP and pulse, places a gown on the exam table, tells you to take everything off, gown does on (can't remember which side opening is on), nurse says doctor will be in shortly and nurse leaves the exam room and you undress then.

Mine is taken before I get undressed and into the gown, along with temperature and pulse.

Mine does it before even being in the exam room. Blood pressure is taken at a sort of 'triage' type station where weight, BP and temp are done before going into the exam room

My GP and GYN will take it a few times throughout the exam as well as listen. I have "white coat syndrome". Why I have it, I am not exactly sure as I do enjoy exams. It also does it when I see my dermotologist as well as my orthopaedic surgeon or any other medical appointment where I am the patient Thank goodness it does come down by the end of the appointment. They don't even have to be wearing their white coats. Go figure!

As Andie alluded its a very common reaction to have an elevated blood pressure at the doctor's office. hospital or clinic ( white coat syndrome) most probably caused by nervousness or excitement either way both will release adrenaline into your system ( fight or flight response) .

@ RN, I am thinking it may have more to deal with physical pain or something physically uncomfortable during the physical portion of the exam, finding out that something is worse is its progression and its affects or something new to be concerned about. I do enjoy exams, though apprehension is involved in regards to the above reasons. RN, thanks for helping me figure it out. Good thing I know how to breathe and meditate, use relaxation techniques etc for stress etc or I am sure it would be much worse! My physicians are very aware I know and use those techniques and are in agreement with them and grateful I am able to use them with success.

At the clinic I go to the first thing they do is weigh you, take a body temp. ( oral ) and then a BP, all while you are still dressed and before you are taken to the actual exam room.