At your last physical who told you to undress?

I had my yearly physical with my internist last week. The nurse told me to take off my clothes but to leave on my underwear.

At my last physical it was a nurse or should I say receptionist, because the same person behind the desk brought me into the exam room. She told me to undress and put on the gown. After a waiting period an official assistant (PA) entered to weigh me. After bp, temperature and Q&A there was the interminable wait for the doctor (nude)

So you did not get a gown?

For my last medical it was the doctor who told me to get undressed down to my underwear.

I had a pelvic X Ray recently. A nurse told me to undress (' take everything off') snd to put on a gown. It was so skimpy / flimsy that she, plus another nurse, plus the radiologist were constantly fussing about preserving my modesty...indeed they were obsessive /worried about it. Strangely, I discovered that most other NHSTrusts in the UK do not even require patients to remove any item of clothing at all for the same XRay (provided you had nothing metallic about your person.) Very odd!!

Told by nurse,after providing urine sample,to undress to underwear and wait for doctor. Exam in 2 halves so only ever semi nude.

It is most often the nurse or nurse's assistant but on a rare occasion the doctor. It is always, "Let's have you completely undress. Any hesitation or question results in the same outcome, "Please take everything off for the doctor."

It was my doc. He said can you please undress to be examined. While undressing he went to get what he needed for the exam

I was ordered to undress, waist up only at the end of the exam, I had to do the auscultation and electro tests, besides the doctor's palpacies.

My doctor asked me to undress after we had a probably 10-15 minute discussion of my general health and lab results. He stepped out for about 2-3 minutes while I undressed and came right back in, so there really wasn't any waiting around.

At my last appointment I was dressed in my street clothes. My doctor asked me to lift my shirt so he could listen to my chest and back and check my stomach.

At my last physical, the nurse called my name, then did height and weight in the hallway. Then she took me to an exam room and went through some history questions. I was surprised that she asked if I had sex with men or women. She took my blood pressure, then she told me to take everything off except underwear and wear a gown with the opening to the back.

I got excited because I assumed that meant I'd get a full exam including genital and rectal.

The gown was quite large and I couldn't figure out how to tie it in the back, so I just left it open in the back and sat down to wait for the doctor. The doctor came in the room and I felt naked talking to him even though I was covered. I knew I only had my underwear on and the gown amounted to a a thin piece of fabric loosely covering the front of my body.

After all the questions and conversation, he asked me to sit at the exam table, and did the usual checks. He lowered the bottom half of the gown to check my heard and abdomen. Unfortunately there was no genital exam. He just finished the exam and I left disappointed. That means I really didn't need to strip to my underwear and wear a gown at all.

Thinking back, I wish I had done two things: first, ditch the gown the moment he asked to sit at the exam table. Second, I should have asked for a genital exam when I realized there would not be one (and in truth I almost dud). Even though it wouldn't t feel as spontaneous, at least I'd have the full experience.

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1. I was surprised that she asked if I had sex with men or women.

2. The gown was quite large and I couldn't figure out how to tie it in the back, so I just left it open in the back

3. Unfortunately there was no genital exam.

4. Thinking back, I wish I had done two things: first, ditch the gown the moment he asked to sit at the exam table. Second, I should have asked for a genital exam

1. Do you suppose there was something that triggered her to be able to tell that you are gay, as you list on your profile?

2. Unless you like the dramatic undoing of your gown, there never really is a need to tie it, since they need to open it & look/examine anyway.

3. When the doctor asks in general if you've felt any pain anywhere, noticed any changes, have any issues you are concerned about, you can always say sometimes you think you feel something unusual with your testicles or in your scrotum. If you feel your balls enough at different times, they may feel different to you. Pick the least common feeling, and run with that as a concern. You'll have the doc fondling your balls in no time.

4. Especially in cases where the doc is male as well as you, you really don't need to wear the gown. You don't need to say anything to the nurse about it, except, "Okay" when she says "here's a gown - opening goes in the back". You can just say "Okay" and not wear it at all. The doc will not be offended. Neither will any assistant. And if they are, they're not professional, and that's their problem, not yours.

Interesting you give play exams in the Morristown area. I work nearby.....

You need a new doctor if you had to undress, put on a gown, and didn't receive a full exam. As for not tying the gown in the back, it is not easy to get both strings tied. When I have been in a gown, I can tie the top string at the back of the neck but very hard to get the string in the middle of the back tied and it usually stays untied. The last time I was in a gown was at the dermatologist and I managed to get both strings tied but the middle string didn't stay tied for long as the doctor untied it to check my backside. The gown was really tight and short so I wondered what the point was. It barely covered me. I'm 6 foot and on the lean side so also wondered how a heavier person would ever fit in a gown like that.

My latest physical was a bit different because I changed doctors. The tech weighed me as usual and then took vitals. Normally she would tell me to undress. At this point the new doctor came in and introduced herself. She asked me a lot of questions about medical history and any concerns I had. Then she "I'll step out for a minute so you can undress. Please take everything off and cover with this drape." Then she left. I stripped off and had just sat down on the exam table with the drape in my lap when she knocked and came in to dobthe exam.

Then she "I'll step out for a minute so you can undress. Please take everything off and cover with this drape."

I've been inspired by this post to start a topic, as i wonder if anyone has ever suggested, encouraged, insisted, etc that the doctor stay, because

a) you're comfortable changing in front of him/her

b) you don't want to risk a substantial delay between the time the doc leaves & returns & you're anxious to just get it oer with & get out of there

c) It really turns you on to undress in the presence of others

d) you're just trying to make it easier for the doc, because what the hell, they're going tom see all of your body anyway

"Drop your pants, we are going to check your testicles and perform a quick rectal exam."

The nurse said to put on the gown, keep the underwear on and the doctor will be right in. Pretty standard.

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A little difficult to understand. I'm guessing English is not your first language.

My private gynecologist last time said I could undress next to the exam table. When I go to the public health centre (he works there, too), there is a midwife with him, so she usually asks the patient to disrobe.

No gowns in Italy, just taking clothes off from the waist down.

Typically, if I'm instructed to undress, it's by the nurse that brings me back to the exam room after she finishes doing the preliminary checks and asking me questions. However, I have a broad spectrum of experiences at the various doctors I've been to. I've been fully clothed for an exam with no skin being exposed at all, to being in only my underwear and those being lowered to my ankles at the end.

At the female pediatrician for yearly check-ups or for an illness. The nurse leads me back to an exam room, has me remove my shoes, checks my weight, takes my temperature, and verifies why I'm there. As she's leaving the room she would tell me, "Take your shirt off and have a seat on the table. Dr. J will be in soon." After a small wait the doctor comes in and starts the exam after a brief discussion with my mother in the room. Towards the end I'm instructed to lie down and she does the abdominal exam. Next she would un-fasten my pants herself and feel around just inside my underwear. She'd finish and have me sit up. I remember she'd never tell me we were done or to get dressed. So I'd just sit there on the table without a shirt on and my pants pushed down a bit hanging wide open.

At the same female pediatrician for a sports physical. The nurse leads me back to an exam room, has me remove my shoes, checks my weight, takes my temperature, and verifies why I'm there. As she's leaving the room she would tell me, "Get undressed and have a seat on the table. Dr. J will be in soon. You can leave your underwear on though." The doctor came in, immediately started her exam, and everything was the same as before. However, at the end while I'm lying down, she raises my underwear with one hand and feels all along my scrotum with the other. She does this on both sides, then she just pulls my underwear out and down past my genitals and does a visual exam.

At a male doctor for a sports physical. Nurse brings me back and does preliminaries in the hall. Once in the exam room she says, "Strip down to your underwear and have a seat on the table", as she leaves shutting the door. Entire exam I was in my tighty whities until the end when I was instructed to stand on the step at the end of the table and drop my shorts for the hernia exam.

At my male dermatologist. Nurse takes me back and does preliminaries in the hall before leading me to the exam room. Once inside she asks me questions, goes over a few things, and verifies that I'm there for a full body skin exam. She pulls a cloth gown out of a drawer on the side of the table and tells me, "Take everything off. Put the gown on, opening in the back. Don't bother tying it, the doctor will start on your back. When you're done changing, open the door a little so we know you're ready. The doctor and I will be back in a few minutes." During the exam the gown gets lowered, folded, and raised. They do an excellent job of seeing nearly every square inch of my skin without me feeling too exposed.

At male urologist for vasectomy consultation. He just had me lower my pants and underwear to mid thighs for a genital exam while lying down.

At my previous female PCP for annual check-ups. I never removed a single article of clothing. She examined me fully clothed, never did genital, rectal, checked my skin, or anything of that nature.

At my current male PCP for new patient physical exam. I remained fully clothed during the exam. I just raised my shirt when needed and lowered my pants and underwear for genital, hernia, and prostate exam. I have a feeling however that in future exams the nurse will have me undress to some degree. After taking my weight in the hall and doing preliminaries in the exam room she asked if I asked if I was there for a physical. Before she left however she said, "I'll just keep you in those clothes. Besides, nobody wants to meet the doctor naked."

I have a broad spectrum of experiences at the various doctors I've been to. I've been fully clothed for an exam with no skin being exposed at all, to being in only my underwear and those being lowered to my ankles at the end.

Of the various ways you have have been asked to undress and then had the genital exam performed, which gave you the most satisfying experience?

I was told to undress down to my underwear (I had worn tighty whities that day), and I had the option of putting on the paper gown or just staying in my underwear. I actually did try the gown just to see what it was like, but found it really uncomfortable, so I ditched it and just stayed in my undies.

Of the various ways you have have been asked to undress and then had the genital exam performed, which gave you the most satisfying experience?

I guess staying fully dressed is the most satisfying. I like that feeling of the unknown, and staying dressed definitely retains that. Unless you are seeing a doctor that you've already seen multiple times, you don't know whether you're going to have to lower your pants and expose yourself or not. You don't know how thorough of an exam you're going to get. Could be a cursory exam and not remove any clothes, or you could end up with your pants around your knees bent over the table. The actual act of unfastening your pants and lowering them with the doctor sitting right in front of you staring at you is embarrassing too, which I enjoy in hindsight but not necessarily during the exam.

There are other reasons I prefer fully dressed. It's warmer, I'm not as self conscious sitting there, it's easier (don't have to undress and get dressed). However, I also acknowledge that it's probably easier for the doctor and a more thorough exam either in just underwear or naked under a gown. It's probably easiest and fastest to just lower underwear when needed and the skin is always visible and accessible. The gown is also pretty easy and efficient to lower/ raise as needed, also probably provides a bit more modesty.

Nurse told me to underss. It was on Army draft. I could stay in underwear except moment behind a screeen with doctor

At my last Gyn exam, it was the doc himself who told me to undress. The MA did all of the preliminaries, then went to get him while I was still dressed. He came into the exam room and reviewed my history and review of symptoms, etc. When we were done with that, he stood up and said, “Okay, let's do your exam. Go ahead and take everything off and put the vest on open in front and drape yourself with the sheet.” The MA handed me the vest and sheet as they both left the room.

At my annual exam with our GP, the MA had me go into the changing cubicle in the exam room and change into the gown, with the instructions that I could leave my panties and socks on for now and put the gown on opening in back. I like the “for now” part. 😉 She and @Deviant1 were in the exam room, chit chatting while I changed. Then I came back in my exam attire and she weighed me and got my height. I plopped down on the exam table and she did the rest of my vitals, entered everything into the EMR system and then went to tell the doc I was ready.

Had to undress waist down including sox and shoes wearing gown opened in back. Asked by a Physicians assistant.Was nude under gown during exam ! Urologist ! Finger up the butt ! Ugh !!

The nurse takes me back into the exam room and asks some basic questions…she then says to take everything off but my underwear. I am sitting on the table in my boxers when the doctor comes in. They get removed a bit when lying down and then at the end he pulls them down to my knees for the genital and hernia exam.

Great discussion posts. Love when a nurse tells a patient to undress.