Interviewed by the doctor while undressed to underwear or in a gown?

How many of you have doctors who interview you only after you are already undressed to a gown or in underpants? It has not been the usual routine for me but it has happened that the nurse instructs me to undress and put on a gown and only then do I see the doctor for the first time and get interviewed while sitting on the exam table. When I was a kid, it wasn't unusual to be undressed and sitting on the table in my underpants while my mom and the doctor talked before the exam. As a kid, I can't say that I was ever interviewed by a doctor before an exam. Most of the time since childhood, I have been interviewed first by the doctor and then told to undress. The most memorable time where I was undressed first and then interviewed was with a doctor that I hadn't met before and I thought it was an awkward way to meet a new doctor for a physical exam. I don't know why it made a difference but maybe because it wasn't an emergency situation in an ER where patients are routinely undressed first.

It's been my experience that each time I meet a new doctor for the first time, it's after the nurse has already instructed me to get undressed for the exam. I can't really think of a single instance where I've met the doctor while still fully clothed.

What JJ said or else the interview takes place whilst I'm getting undressed (time is short with nhs doctors in the UK).

It normally happens when I'm getting undressed too and trying to work out what to do with clothes!

Depending on the type of exam I am already in whatever is required for the exam, a gyn visit I am already undressed with just a paper gown or a drape where a visit for being ill to the regular Dr I would be sitting in the room in my clothes waiting to be seen. I have never had a Dr come in and chat, then leave to have me undress or remove anything.

It's not something that I've ever experienced, but it is something that does interest me.

When doing play exams, I do the initial interview with the patient clothed but what do play patients out there think?

Should I experiment with ordering the patient to strip to underwear first?

Until I was eighteen and seeing a pediatrician, I was always stripped to my briefs before the doctor came into the room. As an adult, I would say it has been about 50-50 with being undressed before the doctor comes into the exam room or I am completely dressed when the doctor first comes in. Of those times when I am dressed when first meeting the doctor, about half the time the doctor tells me how to strip down and stays in the room while I strip while the other half, he instructs me on how to strip down and leaves while I comply. Personally, I think it is more anxiety provoking if the doctor meets you while you are dressed, instructs you how to strip down, then leaves for an undefined period of time. It gives the patient time to think about how it will feel to have this particular doctor see your private parts and think how it will sound to get the instructions to expose his genitalia. And just hearing the doctor tell me how to strip is exciting and embarrassing to me.

When doing play exams, I do the initial interview with the patient clothed but what do play patients out there think?

Should I experiment with ordering the patient to strip to underwear first?

Absolutely. IMO, the more probing and intimate the questions, the less clothing should be worn. As your interview progresses, have the patient disrobe that area. By time your interview gets to sexual function issues, the patient should be nude.

This is a very interesting topic. My experience for a real exam has always been that paperwork with your medical history has always been filled out long before the actual exam so that doctor never asks me questions when he comes in to do the exam unless he has a question about something. So when the doctor actually comes in he is ready to do the exam and I am already in whatever stage of undress I was instructed to be. I do think it would be humiliating and erotic at the same time to undress in front of the doctor. In play exams, I have always done questions before my patients undress because that is what most expect or want. I would love to question my patients while they are undressing in order to add to the anxiety of the exam itself and to be more in control. Even though all my patients are into med fet, for some unknown reason they want to be alone when they undress, which is rather silly since they will be naked by the end of the exam anyway.

I like to be questioned whilst stripping down to my boxers. It feels awkward particularly with a new doctor who is observing my body for the first time as I strip off. I remember as I was undressing for one doctor he noticed a scar I have on my leg from a football injury so he added that to the questioning. I have also had questions about sports/gym routine when I have taken off my shirt. It adds nicely to the feeling of exposure and humiliation, having to do just what he orders.

The nurse calls me to the back she does my weight and then asks me for a urine sample then tells me which exam room to go to when i am done then she does my blood pleassure and tells me to undress to my underpants and put the gown on with the opening in the back and my doctor will be in shortly to talk to me and to do my exam then the nurse leaves and i change out of my clothes into a gown and wait for my doctor to arrive then my doctor arrives we talk for a few minutes and then she starts the exam on me

As a boy, I was always undressed to my underpants before the doctor came in. Any questions that the doctor asked me were as he examined me. From my 20s on, it depended on the doctor. Sometimes I was told to undress to my underpants or put in a gown before the doctor came in and interviewed me before the exam started. Sometimes the doctor came in first, interviewed, and then told me to get undressed to underpants or gown. I had one doctor years ago who interviewed me first and then told me to strip to my shorts. He left the room while I undressed to my briefs and then he came back in to do the exam. I don't know why he left the room just for that.

This happened to me about 8 weeks ago during my annual physical exam. A PA conducted the exam so she had some questions regarding my medical history and health habits. I was sitting on the edge of the exam table in my boxer briefs.

Like others, I can't really remember a time that my first contact with the dr didn't happen until after I was in underwear or nude when young

I've always had the questions come before any undressing

My wife was once interviewed by a new male ob-gyn for about 20 minutes while she sat on the exam table wearing nothing but a gown.

I had an exam many years ago where the doc interviewed me while I was still dressed. He even did some of the preliminary stuff like bp and ent before he asked me to undress.

I'm always instructed to undress after being questioned.

I had a doctor undress me while he was doing the interview.

I was interviewed with my shirt off. After I told the doctor I had some concerns about a genital rash, he started to question me, but first said, why don't you take your shirt off and relax? I think he just wanted to see my general shape; I didn't get any weird vibe from him. When he was finished with the interview, he said "ok young man (I was maybe 30?), let's examine you." Then he laughed and said oops, I guess you should take your shoes and pants off first. He watched me do that and said I could leave my underwear on "for now."

I used to be interviewed by the doctor while dressed by the last couple of years I have been undressed while being interviewed by the doctor in a exam gown.

Pdadoc,

Why didn't you go back to that doctor? How old were you for that exam? Had you never been in your underwear only for an exam before?

Most of the questions come before I'm undressed but occasionally I'll be asked something while the doctor is examining me. The worst was when I was asked in detail about the type of sex I had during a pelvic exam but as he'd noticed some bruising I guess it was kind of relevant.

I've had a mix of being asked to undress, including underwear and socks, put gown on, being interviewed while sitting on exam table in gown. Also escorted to exam room after being weighed and meeting doctor who was already seated at small desk in exam room looking at pc screen (presumably looking at my records, past history, etc.), sitting down in chair next to small desk, being interviewed fully clothed, then asked to undress or just expose area specific area that I am there for or of any concerns to he/she or myself. To sum it up, It has varied widely for me whether partially dressed or fully clothed during Q&A.

For me it's definitly N O - first the general intervieuw and then undress as requested by the doc!

Often, this doesn't happen due to time management. The nurse preps you (vital signs, weight, etc) while the doctor is with another patient. The doctor comes in for the interview and decides what course is called for. While you're disrobing, the doctor is with another patient, then it's your turn.

That's one way, there are others. It's all about maximizing productivity. And often depends on the training and trust the doctor has in their staff.

I know other doctors who have good staff and will use them for the interview and prep. The doctor comes in for the main event only.

Had two experiences that were vastly different. I had one doctor that would start the appointment in his office. The nurse would bring you me in and we would review my family and personal history and any health concerns. This took about 10 minutes and then we would go to the exam room next to his office and I would be instructed to strip down to my underwear. The doctor stayed in the room making some notes in my chart; his back was to me while I undressed.

The opposite side is my current doctor. The nurse brings me back and hands me a gown. I am instructed to get completely undressed and put on the gown opening in the front. The doctor comes in reviews my file, comments about my BP (always well within normal limits) asks about any concerns and starts the exam.

JonathanC,

Open to the front? Brave and efficient but very different. Please do tell about the actual exam. How does that doc manage back ascultation and physical examination?

After the ENT portion of the exam, he casually unties the gown and pulls it off my shoulders and arms. The gown is around my waist partially covering my pubic area. He listens to my heart and lungs then asks me to lie back so he can palpate my chest and abdomin. In doing so he move the gown down so the top of my pubic hair is showing, but my penis is still covered. He feels around the lower abdomin and checks my femoral pulse. Next he has me stand for the genital and hernia exam. At this point the gown is completely off and I am naked for the balance of the exam