Inadvertent exposure

During a pretend exam the other day, I noticed that my patient's gown had come apart and both her breasts were exposed while I was doing the exernal pelvic. I hadn't noticed it right away, and it must have happened while she was "scooting down" and placing her feet in the stirrups. I made her aware of it, and she immediately covered up, however she said that she was focusing on the exam and hadn't noticed it. This also happened to her in a real exam, as her gown briefly fell off when she sat up after the RV exam.

Has any inadvertent exposure ever happened to you or anyone you know? How long did it occur for, and were you embarrassed about it?

This isn't something I would expect anyone to make a big deal over.

You're going to be exposed to be examined anyway, so what if a breast falls out for a moment and you aren't aware?

I agree with Susie. In fact on one occasion the entire drape, which is just a gigantic piper napkin fell off of my SO during her exam. She used to make a point of keeping it up high so I could get a good look under it without crowding the doctor, and at one point it just fell to the floor. The doctor offered to grab another one but the SO said it was OK, and the exam just kept on going without it in place.

As an aside, that doctor was marvelously cool and took both of us in stride and even spent a few minutes showing me exactly what she was doing. She seemed to take a positive view of my having an interest. She was a very cool lady, and form what I understand one of the more popular people there. Folks would actually wait for her.

It's not that it's a big deal, it's just that some people make every effort to keep themselves covered during an exam.A stray boob is one thing, but since complete nudity is so taboo in an ob/gyn exam, having both breasts exposed for several minutes during the pelvic part of the exam is very erotic. Since it was a realistic play exam, I immediately told her to cover up, although I would have liked to wait and see how long it took her to notice.