When you are asked to disrobe in advance how fare do you go?

It should be noted however that I don't work exclusively in an emergency department. I also work in a clinic where patients frequently come for routine physical exams. Again I've never had a patient be naked when I entered the room.

I have had exams where I've been told to strip down to my underpants. Then, for a genital or prostate exam, I've been told to pull them down but not remove them. But most of the time for a complete physical, I've been told to disrobe completely and put on a gown. In my experience, here in the US, it's quite unusual to be completely nude for an exam.

When I go to the doctor for a physical, the nurse always takes me back to weigh and measure me and then leads me to an exam room. After checking my pulse and blood pressure she gets out a paper gown and will tell me to, "Go ahead and get undressed down to your underwear please" and then leave the room. I always undress down to my briefs for the exam and don't wear the gown. When the doctor works his way down my body to my genitals, he asks me to pull my underwear down and gives me a testicle exam. But for my next physical I am thinking about undressing and being completely naked for the exam.

I hate the confusion with this, some doctors do one thing, some do another. If you are there for a physical you should be asked to strip completely so the doctor can observe everything including all your skin, the nurse should ask if you need a gown or not. My new doctor first had me take off my shoes and socks, then later shirt and pants, then still later had me drop my underwear, saying lets see that physique. I dropped them to my ankles. Wouldn't a form make sense that asked a patient how thorough of an exam you prefer.I will be going for my second yearly physical with this doctor next month, it will be interesting to see if the disrobing process will go the same way after knowing I don't fret about modesty, It has nothing to do with showing off, I'm not well endowed, but I want a doctor who is thorough and won't miss anything, poke me, probe me, but don't miss anything because you are concerned about my modesty. If you have a doctor you don't feel comfortable being naked in front of, find another doctor, I wonder how many things are missed because of modesty concerns?

Usually they'll say "disrobe completely" and give me one of those stupid paper gowns that doesn't cover anything. They always specify for me.

"How far would you go"...As far as the attending physician asks !...really it's a non issue, particularly when correct diagnosis & patient satisfaction is part n parcel of the consultation...What's the point otherwise ?

A post below said "What if the Doctor just finished going over health history questions and made small talk, then said, "Lets have you take your things off, you can just drop them on the chair." Then as he looked out exam room window he then said, "You may leave your shorts on if you prefer." Where would you guys go with that?"

I'm not sure where I would go with that vague instruction. Did the doctor really prefer that I strip down completely for the exam and was being polite in saying that I could keep my underwear on? Or did he mean that I should strip down to my underwear and the "if I prefer" was to give me the option of stripping completely or not? I have not had a doctor or nurse give me an instruction like that. Everyone has always been definite about me either stripping down to my underwear or stripping completely and putting on a gown. If the doctor was male and gave me a vague instruction like "You may leave your shorts on if you prefer," I guess that I might strip down completely and have a seat on the exam table since my shorts are going to come off in a few minutes anyway. I have never done that so don't know how I would feel about it when put on the spot by a vague instruction like that. If the doctor was female, then I would definitely strip to my underwear. Would anyone ask the doctor what his preference was? Or would you just make the decision and which way would you go and why?

"You may leave your shorts on if you prefer." Where would you guys go with that?

If the doctor/nurse had a strong preference for how much clothing they want you to remove, they should say so in unambiguous terms. If given vague instructions that include the phrase "if you prefer", then I would certainly do just that -- go with my own preference. And my own preference would be to remove all clothing, including shorts/underwear and take a seat on the exam table.

I follow the instructions given and undress to that level. Most often for a checkup or gynecological exam I am told to undress completely and put on the provided gown.

Miked.... If I was told to take my clothes off, but you can keep your underwear on if you like, I would take everything off, it seems these days that it's the doctors that have the issues with modesty so put him at ease and show him you want him to be thorough, if they seem uneasy, find another doctor!

When I was a girl, stripped completely except for his underwear. I waited for the doctor. his nurse wanted me almost naked.

Up till age 19 most of my exams where mandated for school generally be underpants and socks some time we be permitted to keep our jeans or skirts on. Now I undress the minimum needed or as required during the exam.

"You may leave your shorts on if you prefer." Where would you guys go with that?"...... Would anyone ask the doctor what his preference was? Or would you just make the decision and which way would you go and why?

Since i wouldn't really prefer to leave my shorts on, I'd show that I really didn't care about modesty and just take them off.

I would never ask the doc what his preference was. Either the doc would state preference up front, as i'd be specifically told what to do or not.

Which way would I go? Depends on the mood, who the doctor is, etc. I treat different people differently, so for me, it would depend on the doc.

The assistant makes it clear that I am to put on a gown and my underwear is to come off, because a DRE will be part of the exam.

The assistant makes it clear that I am to put on a gown and my underwear is to come off, because a DRE will be part of the exam.

I would like to know what the assistant says to make it "clear."

I am one of these guys that likes to get as far down as possible as soon as possible, so i like to hear "strip to your shorts."

In answer to an earlier question, I believe I can shed some light on "making it clear."

I went to a new female provider, and the attractive nurse handed me a gown, "Okay, UNDRESS, as she dropped the lube on the tray stand (I didnt know it could make THAT much noise.) Then, placing the box of gloves beside it, she left the room. I gulped, and complied

I've always been told to strip you my underwear. Sometimes given a johnny, sometimes not.

When the dr gets to the genital/rectal exam, I just drop my short. I've never had to remove them.

For a skin exam at the derm., it's underwear and gown. When the doctor gets to that part, he/she moves away my underwear and looks. Unless you sunbathe or cancerama nude, not much will happen where you're covered.

The only exceptions I can recall are when I go for colonoscopies or similar tests. Then it's everything off and double gown (front and back).

It seems every time I go in, it is "Take off everything". I don't mind.

The last time the nurse told me, in a strict tone, before the exam room door was shut, "nothing on that i wasn't born with".

Hen I went to have surgery, I went for a visit to the doctor and before entering the room the nurse told me to put a cloth dress to facilitate the doctor's work

I was always told specifically to strip to my underwear, however i have been asked by my doctor to remove them when she entered the room.

For me it depended on the doctor/clinic etc. Usually I'm told to leave my undershorts on so they get moved or pulled down if needed.

I started seeing a new GP last year, went in for the initial visit, liked him (had a sense of humor similar to mine) and scheduled a physical.

When the med assistant was finished with the preliminaries she pointed to the gown on the table and told me to get changed as she headed for the door. When I asked how far down, she spun around and almost howled "Everything! Get naked! He wants you naked!"

Okay then! That answered my question!

When the med assistant was finished with the preliminaries she pointed to the gown on the table and told me to get changed as she headed for the door. When I asked how far down, she spun around and almost howled "Everything! Get naked! He wants you naked!"!

You could have pointed out that wearing a gown isn't naked ... and see if maybe she could have yelled louder ... ... ha ha ha

Normally, to my underwear. Most nurses say this, although I did have a nurse tell me you need to remove shirt, pants, shoes and socks....just leave on your underwear. I have never sat on the table completely nude.

At my first well woman exam, I didn't realize they would be doing a breast exam, so I kept my bra on. She just lifted it up and did the exam underneath. The following year, she was sure to specify that I needed to take it all off.

On the occasions I have been asked to undress, the doctor has been specific with me, 'undress to your underwear.' I appreciate the specificity as it's usually a dermatologist asking me so I never know whether they want to see all my skin or just most of it.

For me, there is no chance that delaying will result in my keeping on underwear. The nurse informs me to remove everything including my undies and returns to weigh me such that it is expected that I am naked with a gown.

The only time I have to strip completely is at my Gyno office then the nurse gives me a gown to wear, but at my Gps office it all depends on what he wants to check on me. I one time had a boil on my bottom and had to flip over on my stomach so he could look at and lance the boil I had on my left buttock cheek, then he lanced it and believe me it felt a lot better after it was lanced, then had to come a week later to see how it was doing. 😃

Every time I have a complete physical with my female doctor, I fully expect to take everything off and put on a gown. I was there last year for some discomfort in my testicles and her nurse didn't have me remove anything, but when my doc came into the room, she had me lay on the exam table and lower my jeans and underwear to my knees and she examined the entire area that way.