Tight scrotum during physical

It all depends on the temperature of the room. Some of those exam rooms can be cold and if it's also cold outside it can get pretty tight.

Nerves have very little to do with it for me and it's usually not a problem.

I've had that happen to me previously. In fact, i noticed my scrotum tends to tighten up even during normal circumstances (ie non medical) during cold temperatures.

I don't remember that ever happening. Last exam was a few months back, and everything was very relaxed. I had found a lump down there, and it was on the underside, so I had to help the doctor locate it. Might have actually been easier if the room had been colder.

My scrotum would tighten up many times. During one of my exams when the doctor took out the tanner stages...it was difficult for him to take the measurements. I remember he had to really press down on the based of my penis and then push out my testicles to get the proper measurements.

Happened to me today. Doctor just took a little longer to get it done.

This happens to many guys at the clinic where I work. Most are very nervous about being at a sexual health clinic whether it the thought of having an STI or having to expose their genitals I see lots of contraction. Given that most of the men we see are shaved down there I get a great view of all that contraction of the scrotum , it actually makes the exam easier because it makes other areas that we need to check more visible.

As I mentioned before I went to see the Doctor for a pain and swelling in my left testicle. He examined me and my sack was small sized as usual. He then requested a Testicular Ultrasound. I set an appointment and a few days later went to the hospital to have it done. It was a cold rainy day When they called my name I entered the room and got almost shocked when I realized it was really Crowded! There were 8 persons in total! 3 men and 5 women, all Doctors and one of them was the Female Tech (I assumed the rest of the people were there to see and learn how to use the Ultrasound Machine under one of the male doctor's instructions) They made me lay on the exam table and remove my pants and boxers as 4 women and 1 guy stand surrounding the table where I was lying on.

So there I was.. With my jeans and undies down to my ankles with my balls in full display specially for the female doctors (most of them on their late 20s) so my normally small sack had shriveled down to almost nothing! Seemed like only one small tight ball lost in a "jungle" of dark brown hair (I'm not shaved) the Female Tech had difficulty to differentiate left testicle from the right one! My goodness! The embarrassment plus the unexpected "Audience" and the really cold day made me experience one of the more shameful embarrassing days I've ever had!

Not exactly but I'm always concerned about and eventually embarrassed by my scrotum reacting to being nervous.

My physical last year was nice because I really was feeling relaxed, and by the time it came time for the doctor to expose that part of me my balls were hanging very nicely.

My scrotum has never been too tight for a testicle exam. I'd have to say the most recent thorough exam was 1.5 years ago when I was pre-surgery examined for inguinal hernia repair. The pre-surgery area was very warm to me, so scrotum was very loose under a couple layers of sheet & blanket. After male surgeon examined me while standing, (he examined me previously in clinic but scrotum was tighter). He asked me to get back into bed/gurney, palpated my lower abdomen, then felt each testicle between thumb & finger, quickly checking left then right nut. I caught a glimpse of his facial expression...he was fixated on scrotum, then my eyes darted back to catch the right testicle being examined. He grabbed a blue surgeon's marking pen and made an "X" around the herniated spot on my lower left abdomen.

Shortly after surgeon left the anesthesia people visited, after they left, the male Resident surgeon came in behind curtain, went over all the surgery details, what they'd be doing, how they would do it, explaining they may have to revert to "open repair" method versus laparoscopic method, etc., had me electronically sign something, popped on disposable gloves and said he would examine me, while I was laying down. He felt region surgeon marked with pen, confirmed the spot, then as he gently felt each bottom of my scotum & testcles. I really, really enjoyed being examined with a loose scrotum!

Since then, I have asked my primary care physician for testicle exam, but his don't seem as thorough...maybe because it's colder in the clinics. I've always been too timid to ask for testicle / genital exams during Doctor visits if they are not offered, but ask for them now.

Yes it has happened to me- sometimes yes sometimes no, depending how nervous I am and the room temp etc. Definitely more embarrassing when it gets tightened up I think.

I do not have a scrotum so I probably do not have any right to say anything and this is not on topic at all. However, as a nurse I have seen many a scrotum over my years. I have seen every shape, size, and form. Tight, wrinkled loose, and everything else.

Well, with all due respect and I mean no offense but as a woman there is nothing I find more unattractive sexually speaking than a tight scrotum. To me they look like toddler balls which is a HUGE turn off for me. I like the boys to be lose and to hang. I want to be able to play with them, bounce them a bit, suck on them and pull each one into my mouth while the other hangs so I can play with it. I can tie them up and wrap them up with a hair tie and a ton of other things. You just can't do that with toddler balls. They just sit up there next to the body and that's it. They just are not as fun.

Doc, if I have said this once I have said it a million times, I LOVE your balls. I love the way they hang down between your legs so I can play with them. I love how you can get them to just slightly peek out between your legs from behind so when I am playing with your ass I can tickle the boys a bit while I am there. Your balls were made exactly and especially just for me, along with your other parts too. They are exactly what turns me on the most. Just so you know.

Mashie

^^^ Balls Law :

The angle of the dangle is equal to the rise & the fall of the right & left ball so long as the pull is kept constant 😁

I've heard that before,liked it then and like it now

One Testicle can disappears when being examined

Especially if the room is cold, my scrotum can get really tight. usually the doctor can still find them, and examine them though.

When you consider that most exam rooms are cold and there's a bit of anxiety going into the exam, a tight scrotum seems natural. I know my scrotum was fairly tight at my last exam but it didn't cause any issues for my doctor.

Whenever, I'm nervous or cold naturally my scrotum will tighten up. The worst experience was during a sports physical when I was around 14. Only in my underwear the nurse tells us (my Mom was present) that the doctor had an emergency an was running late. So, I waited undressed in this cold room for like 40 minutes before seeing the doctor. Unfortunately for me, the first time hearing " ok, stand up and underwear down to your knees.". I seemed to take forever for the testical and hernia exam to be done. Then commented it was normal for penis shrinkage and scrotum tightest when they get cold.

REPLY TO MASHIE comments on Tight Scrotum

You provided great comments on the TIght Scrotum discussion.

A few years ago I had just the opposite problem. My testicles swelled up due to an allergic reaction to the antibotic Tequin. I looked like Ferdenan the bull...bright red, swollen, and hanging low! Really scared me. My physician was a very understanding female, gave me some antihistimine after making a very complete exam. To this day the first question from her "how are they hanging?".

Usually, my scrotum will tighten up slightly plus some penis shrinkage. I'm always nervous or anxious whenever I get a physical. Just add waiting in a Cold room and stripped down to my underwear resulted in a very tight scrotum. Once as teen, my balls pulled up tight which prolonged the embarrassment as my doctor carefully palpated them into their normal position. The only other time, my testicles weren't as tight when I was in my teens. But tight enough to made the hernia exam uncomfortable as he inserted his finger into both inguinal canals

Spermatogenesis in the testes proceeds best in a fairly narrow temperature range. So if an environment is too warm the cremaster muscle in the scrotum relaxes to give the boys some breathing space. If it's too cold the cremaster contracts to pull them up to be warmed by the body. I've never been in an exam room...either mine or someone else's...that was on the warm side.

Mine always does when my doctor is examining my genitals. I also have some penis shrinkage as well and I don't know why, because she is very good looking!

I have never had this problem with mine. I think Mashie would probably enjoy examining mine.

Ugh, my scrotum and penis always shrink and shrivel up during an exam. I assume it's because I'm extremely nervous and filled with anxiety when I know I'm about to be examined. Same reason my BP is through the roof when I'm at the doctor's office. However, it's never been a problem for the doctor examining everything down there. He/ she has always been able to do their job.

Shrinkage happens when I am at the doctor's for my physical. It's automatic regardless of how I mentally prepare. My sack follows suit as well. I have also noticed that as I calm down after being displayed for a while, my penis does relax and tends to fall to the left on my body. I am curious if this is the predominant position for us? I don't often see pictures with a flaccid penis falling to the right side. Is there any basis for which position it assumes?

This happens to me all the time...I have a generally tight scrotum as it is but during my exams things really pull up tight to my body...my dr usually has to use two hands to isolate each testicle while examining it; two fingers to pinch the base of my scrotum and another hand to feel the testicle.

... my penis does relax and tends to fall to the left on my body. I am curious if this is the predominant position for us? ...

Typically, I hang to the right. I think it just depends on which side you normally tuck it when putting it away.

During a recent consultation with my GP, he made a point of mentioning the tightness of my scrotum. I did explain to him that on many occasions my scrotum and testicles do hang down, when I am warm in bed, in the bath, etc.

I would have thought a GP would have known this perhaps!

I like the discussions we have together, but it is all for medical reasons and it is not at all arousing. It is only when I get home and think “what if”?

I have never had difficulty having my testicles examined but the nerves and cold clinical exam room contribute to tightening of the scrotum. I would imagine a testicular exam performed with a tight scrotum could be quite uncomfortable.

Not so much my balls... in my early 20s it was so chilly that there was some shrinkage. In fact, so much that the doc wrote 'uncirc' in my file. You think he would have noticed that all the rest of the time it was 'circ'

As I posted earlier in this thread, my penis and scrotum shrink and shrivel terribly whenever I'm examined. Mostly due to anxiety, nervousness, and/ or embarrassment, but the coldness of most exam rooms don't help. This normally hasn't been too bad of a problem for most of my doctors examining me, I'm guessing they're used to it. However, recently I was diagnosed with a varicocele. My doctor did have a bit of a difficult time finding and palpating it. That was by far my longest, most thorough, and uncomfortable testicular exam ever. I did warn him before hand that I shrink and shrivel and he'd have his work cut out for him during the exam. I wasn't wrong.

The worst (or maybe best, depending on how you look at it) was when he was done examining my genitals, but before my prostate exam, he stood up and started explaining to me what he found, what a varicocele was, how it works, etc. He talked to me for about 2-3 minutes before he reached for the drawer and pulled out the lubricant to move on examining me. Three minutes does not seem like that long of a conversation, until you're the only one in the room that has your pants pulled down and your genitals are on full display and the topic of discussion. That's an extremely awkward 3 minutes.