Gowns

Never gowns or drapes: stripped to underwear only.

I prefer just briefs however one female internist i had required nude under gown.

I am now 60 and can remember only once being told to use a sheet or drape for a physical exam.

I'd prefer being in just underwear since the gown just gets in the way. But I still use it for my doctors' comfort as much as mine, however much it means. It's hard to describe, I guess. *sigh*

Usually only underwear

I prefer a gown with panties still on but that hardly happens anymore. Growing up, it was always undress to my panties and then remove them when it came time for further exploration and examination. A previous doctor allowed my panties to stay on and since he didn't do a pap smear, he would only have me lower them for a DRE. My current doctor does a full exam and so I am naked underneath the gown. There is more sense of vulnerability this way. When allowed to retain panties, there is the concern or apprehension about just how long will they stay on? Will they be removed (most often) or just lowered?

The last exam I had, I was not offered a gown nor did I need one; the Dr. just examined with my clothes on. If offered, I usually do not put the gown on and just strip to my underwear.

When receiving the types of exams that require undressing, I've always been offered and have worn a gown. At various times, unless specifically requested to, I've either left my briefs on under the gown or removed them.

Except at medical clinics or hospitals, I had never been offered a gown in a doctor'office or at job physical examinations even if I might undress until underwears or stark naked like at a dermatologist office.

I assume that it is not at all a common use in France to give a gown to patients

I just recently went in to a younger cute lady dermatologist first time. Questioning nurse asked me to put on gown with underwear. I read somewhere that to get a full exam just strip down. I split the difference by taking off all my clothes & putting on gown. The gown wouldn't stay on shoulder so I let it drop. After she introduced herself I told her couldn't fit right. She with her quick wit said that's ok, it's a toga. Since I've had trouble getting gowns to stay on right, I'm a large guy 250lbs, & since I'm very open about my sexuality, I actually told my new doctor that before she checked my groin area. I would prefer just sit or stand naked waiting for doctor & assistant. I never thought I would ever be this cool & at ease. I give the sweet doctor a lot of credit. It amazes me because I'm not greatly endowed (3-5 inches but fairly thick) that I could be at ease with her. Stimulating for me, she's probably just naturally nice with patients. A gift.

I prefer being fully clothed at first, lifting up the shirt and rolling down the pants and underwear at request.

If there is a gown, I prefer being naked under it and having it rolled all the way up to my neck

I hate gowns....purely because I find them virtually impossible to do up correctly....

In Italy no one uses gowns (except for surgery), so I wouldn't feel at ease wearing them...

I prefer being fully clothed at first, lifting up the shirt and rolling down the pants and underwear at request.

I have had a couple of satisfying exams done in this way. While I generally prefer being only in white briefs to have minimal coverage of the body up to the point of the genital exam, the awkwardness of having to drop the pants along with the briefs for the genital exam makes it pretty dramatic. One of my favorite instructions given during a physical was done this way. I had only my shirt off and was lying supine for the abdominal exam. The doctor had a four legged step stool next to the exam table and when he was ready to examine the genitals told me to "stand up on the platform facing me and drop your pants AND (with emphasis on the "and") shorts. That was years ago and I still think about the experience when masturbating.

Strangely enough the office where I have to go for my MRI's now requires you to wear a gown. Not that it makes much sense to me, seeing I am only going in for a brain MRI. I used to be able to just wear sweats and a T shirt. Not really a fan of wearing the gowns unless it makes sense.

I think they just get in the way of the exam. Underwear is fine.

I've said it on other threads here, I think exams ought to be done with the patient totally naked. It's not really a time for modesty, it should be about the doctor and other professionals having access to the patient so nothing is missed.

If a gown is used, I've preferred the cloth ones, certainly, but the paper ones can feel rather good against bare skin, for brief periods.

When I was in the hospital, I was wearing only a cloth gown for nearly three weeks. There was poor air conditioning in my room, and I often just laid the gown over my lap.

In Germany it is usual to wear only your underwear and no gown for a physical examination. So since I have no experiences with a gown, I can´t say what I would prefer.

I love the thought of wearing a front-opening gown. The doctor starts off being discreet....gently sliding his hand inside my gown, keeping my breasts covered, as he palpates and steths my chest. Then, as the examination progresses, the gown is opened wider, then slid down my shoulders....then removed altogether...??

I love the thought of wearing a front-opening gown. The doctor starts off being discreet....gently sliding his hand inside my gown, keeping my breasts covered, as he palpates and steths my chest. Then, as the examination progresses, the gown is opened wider, then slid down my shoulders....then removed altogether...??

Awesome visual !

In a real exam, I've never had a gown offered. It's not common here.

For play exams, generally I don't offer one to the patient. Just underwear to keep it realistic.

I have some gowns at home and occasionally I offer the patient one, especially if the room is a bit cold, for their own comfort. In that case I ask him not to wear any underwear under it. I like the feeling of the exam room being just slightly cold and only having the loose gown between the naked patient and the doctor. But I admit it can get in the way a bit...

Hey all, new member here by the way.

I actually do kind of like gowns, the main problem with me being a bigger guy is that a lot of the gowns are too small for me, and I'll go to put them on, and I feel a little like I'm going to rip through it like when Bruce Banner transforms into the Incredible Hulk, lol (especially the cheap paper gowns). Recently I've had to see a dermatologist a few times for a fungal issue in my groin, and they make me strip completely and put a gown on, but it wouldn't even come close to closing up in the back. And to be honest, it's not like it mattered, because the doctor had to inspect my private area anyway, so it seemed kinda silly to even wear it, though I did anyway.

Last time I saw my regular doctor, he wanted to inspect the same condition as well, so they had me strip down to my undies. I actually asked for a gown but they said they didn't have any and offered me those blue paper exam shorts instead. I tried them on but again, my larger proportions made them fit kinda tight, so I just disposed of them and kept my underwear on until the doctor showed up.

Honestly the only time a gown really annoyed me, I hurt my knee once and had to get an MRI, and the changing room and locker to store your clothes in was across and down the hall from the MRI room. At the end of said hallway was the door to the waiting room, but it was surrounded by windows, so basically the entire hallway was visible to the waiting room. So yeah, whoever was sitting in there got to see me from the back in my undies if they wanted. A few year and a half later, I had to go to the same office for an xray, and noticed the clear windows were now frosted. I think a few folks probably had to have said something about the view, lol.

Gowns just complicate things regarding a physical, I prefer to strip to my underwear since the doctor is already going to have complete access and is eventually going to see everything without a bulky gown getting in the way

Although I allow the patient to state her preferences, during a play exam I like to start with the patient in a gown and wearing a bra and panties. I think it is more erotic during the exam to progressively remove the bra and panties as the exam progresses. At the beginning og the exam, i will have her lay down and momentarily slip her panties down a bit to take a temperature

@iamweasel2112 , you can buy oversize gowns. Just do a google search for them. I have one and it's great, I plan to get a couple more as I will be in hospital for a few days after surgery in the new year. The gowns here are not big enough. Yet the disposable ones they use for while in surgery are plenty big. Go figure...

I like the gowns and the fact that you need to keep pulling at them to retain your dignity. I've been in the hospital a few times when the back of my gown fell completely open while I couldn't do much to stop it. Very em-bare-assing. I haven't had an exam in a doctor's office where I had to change into a gown.

Personally I don’t see the purpose of the gown or the drape. I mean I understand the purpose (to cover you), but I don’t see the point. At some time during the exam the doctor is going to see what’s being covered, what’s the difference between them seeing it for a few seconds or a few minutes, they’re going to see it all anyway.

Gown for me. I'm modest when it comes to my body.

When I go to the doctor I usually stay dressed then just drop em for anything like a prostate check or hernia which is every couple of years. In the hospital I wore one front ways and one backwards to avoid any flashing. After that operation I really did not care who saw what. I got all my pain meds in my arm and had one nurse insist on giving it in the ass. It was like whatever flips your lid, I just wanted the morphine. Man that made my day for a bit anyway. I quickly learned when they asked about pain to always say 8. 5 or less got you a Tylenol Codeine.

I'm going to refer to Roland Barthes for this one. He praised striptease as an erotic art partly because it played with the difference between clothed and nude. For him, the "gape" that opens between two elements of clothing to reveal part but not all of the unclothed body is more erotic than full exposure. I agree. It compels the imagination to fill in the blank and anytime the imagination gets involved, there's the possibility for magic.

Gown for sure - not because it reduces modesty, but because it creates a different type of vulnerability than being naked.