Pinching open urethra

When I was younger, the doctor would always pinch my penis to open the tip of the urethra and look inside. Does the doctor do this to you? No one has done this to me for several years, which got me wondering what the doctor could have been looking for and if it was actually part of a normal exam?

I still get this at every exam, sometimes including having a light shone down it! Foreskin back, then open the urethra. I think it's looking for inflammation etc

I often look a little way into the urethra of a patient with an otoscope, using the smallest aural speculum. Interesting to see a few mm into the urethra and see the pink walls converging.

Just tested it on myself... it feels quite awesome!

Agreed, it happened when i was younger, but something i have no experienced in recent years...

I've always had a doctor do this at each and every exam when I was youner. However, now that I am older, I don't get exams or genital exams as much. However, It's almost exciting to me in a way.

My pediatrician always seemed to pay extra attention to my genitals. This was especially true after I hit puberty. As the first part of a genital exam, he would examine my testicles while I was lying down. He would then run his fingers through my pubic hair. This was followed by an exam of my penis from base to tip. He would finish this portion of the exam by squeezing open my urethra and looking in.

Then I would stand up with my legs slightly apart and my hands behind my head and he would check my testicles and penis again, followed by a "turn your head and cough" test.

After the digital rectal part of the program, he would squeeze the tip of my penis again. I didn't understand what he was looking for at the time, but now I realize he was checking my constant need to ooze seminal fluid. He never took a sample though.

I've had this done a couple times that I can remember. During one of the most thorough exam I've ever had, the doctor gently grasped the base of my penis and slowly worked her way up the shaft. She asked if I'd experienced any pain or discharge. Once she got to the head, she took my semi-erect penis and "interlocked" it in between the middle and ring fingers of her both her hands. Then she examined the head by putting her thumbs on either side and gently pushing and pulling on it to make the urethra open up. She didn't explain why she did that and I was too shy at the time to ask.

It happened to me when I was teenage but not after that

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I've had this done a couple times that I can remember. During one of the most thorough exam I've ever had, the doctor gently grasped the base of my penis and slowly worked her way up the shaft. She asked if I'd experienced any pain or discharge. Once she got to the head, she took my semi-erect penis and "interlocked" it in between the middle and ring fingers of her both her hands. Then she examined the head by putting her thumbs on either side and gently pushing and pulling on it to make the urethra open up. She didn't explain why she did that and I was too shy at the time to ask.

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Now that sounds very nice to have done to you ... though I bet that at a young age I would have been horribly embarrassed.

One time during a physical I asked about tenderness in the groin and the doctor checked my genital region a little more thoroughly including a check on the urethra.

When I do a urethral swab I always pinch the urethra open to make it less painful for the patient and check for discharge

I have only had this done on a few exams. It consisted of the doctor placing his thumb on one side of the urethra and his index finger on the other side and spreading the meatus open. It is about a one second maneuver which I find increases the embarrassment of the genital exam.

I enjoy examining urethra by gently opening by placing thumb & index finger on either side of opening. my own & others too.

Yes I will always pinch open the meatus when examining the patient's penis.

It is an occasional feature of a 'real' exam. The doc is looking for any sign of discharge or inflammation.

This is an important part of the genital exam and should always be done

The first time it happened to me was at a visit to my urologist. He has done this every time I have had to see him. My current general doc does it during my annual exam but doesn't pull the meatus apart as far as the urologist does. I read some place that this should be a normal part of the male genital exam. The doctor is looking for a nice pink moist inside and no signs of discharge or infection.

Its interesting how so many of you had this done when young but now that you are older they don't do it any more. Its the opposite for me. I never had it done until I was in my mid 30's and now it is normally done at every exam. I think it might have a lot to do with the doctor and what they feel is necessary or what they are comfortable doing.

Back in the late 80's the doctor at the health center at college pinched open my uretha prior to inserting a q-tip to take a culture.

I have only had this done on a few exams. It consisted of the doctor placing his thumb on one side of the urethra and his index finger on the other side and spreading the meatus open. It is about a one second maneuver which I find increases the embarrassment of the genital exam.

My physician does the same thing.

I've pretty much always have had my urethra checked like this during a genital examination. I've noticed some doctors will do the pinch method. I've also had my urethra spread open just using a thumb and an index finger to open it, rather than the pinch method.

I\'ve pretty much always have had my urethra checked like this during a genital examination. I\'ve noticed some doctors will do the pinch method. I\'ve also had my urethra spread open just using a thumb and an index finger to open it, rather than the pinch method.

I have only experienced the "spread" method. I have seen the "pinch" method in some of the instructional videos I have studied. While I think either method contributes to the embarrassment of penile examination, I think that spreading the meatus gives more of the sense of inspection in a judgemental way. Unfortunately, in most of my real exams, my penis has been neglected with regard to any touching or palpation. I think a thorough inspection and examination of the penis would add a lot to the exam humiliation.

This is definitely a requirement in my playexams.........

I have only experienced the "spread" method. I have seen the "pinch" method in some of the instructional videos I have studied. While I think either method contributes to the embarrassment of penile examination, I think that spreading the meatus gives more of the sense of inspection in a judgemental way. Unfortunately, in most of my real exams, my penis has been neglected with regard to any touching or palpation. I think a thorough inspection and examination of the penis would add a lot to the exam humiliation.

For me I think this is probably my favorite part of the exam, regardless of how I've had it done. Usually this is the first thing that is done during a genital exam and the first contact the doctor is having with my penis. I've usually have had fairly thorough examinations of my penis, with the shaft being palpated, usually two fingers on either side. I guess I do like the aspect of having to present your genitals for inspection 😉

Hmmm never had that done even when I was a kid.

Every time the doc examined my penis he would spread and pinch the opening of the urethra. Matter of fact he would sometimes spread the opening of the urethra and he would rub my frenulum and when I ejaculated, my sperm would just drool out without squirting my cum all over the place.

Every time the doc examined my penis he would spread and pinch the opening of the urethra. Matter of fact he would sometimes spread the opening of the urethra and he would rub my frenulum and when I ejaculated, my sperm would just drool out without squirting my cum all over the place.

So you ejaculate with examining the penis?

Yes! every time or many times when the doctor would examine my penis I would ejaculate.

It's not unusual. When I was younger, especially around the time I hit puberty, the doctor would check my foreskin by skinning it back and forth a couple of times, then, while it was retracted, would pinch the meatus and check for obvious obstructions or discharge.

Yes when I was younger the Dr would always pinch the end of my penis to open the urethra I especially remember this at my first school medical at age 7or 8

My internist (and even pediatrician growing up) typically will gently squeeze open my urethra. This is a normal part of the male genitalia exam as the physician is trying to inspect the urethral meatus for any problems (urethritis, etc).