Getting exam by a Pediatrician or a Family Doctor who only does rectal temperatures.

I saw this on youtube. No matter if you are a child or an adult, have you ever had a doctor who strictly does rectal temperatures only? You go to the doctor for a yearly check up and the nurse tells you that she needs to take your temperature but, they only do rectal. Would you let the nurse take your temperature rectally or protest about it?

I would be happy to let the nurse take my temperature rectally and after that exam, I will spend the entire year looking for another doctor who does all methods before my next yearly check up.

What about you members?

Oral temps. started for me at home and at the doctor's office, by age 5. Even when I was treated at the ER, my temp. was never taken rectally. The only time that I was "penetrated" rectally by a doctor, was during physical exams for prostate function, and once because of nausea. I recently read on the internet, that a pervert in Florida, was posing as a doctor, and took a rectal temp. on a young female, who applied for a nursing position. He was reported and jailed. The young woman applying for the job, had to be more than desperate to allow this slime ball to do that to her. Anyway, having lived in Florida for two years, and based on the behaviors that I witnessed there, this doesn't surprise me.

Sorry, but no doctor is going to take your temperature rectally. Just not going to happen.

Save that for a fantasy exam with a play doc.

I stopped getting RT's when I stopped seeing the pediatrician a long time ago. If my PC doctor told me they were only going to use RT, I would be fine with it.

Doesn't take a minute to drop my pants and bend over.

I do find it either odd or ultra-rare to find a rectal temperature offered or required anywhere. When I reflect back on my experiences as a child and teen, there were only two options and nothing else was available. It was oral or rectal, glass mercury thermometers. I know many would like this to continue to still be the case, but certainly there are so many more options now.

I never got a temperature taken rectally. When I was a kid it was taken orally or on the armpit. Last time I went to the doctor my temperature was taken with a thermometer to my ear.

For an unconscious patient, such as in the emergency room or a patient in a recovery room the probe electronic thermometer might be used. Beyond that, I agree with the comment about an adult getting a rectal temp in an ordinary clinical situation is pure fantasy.

I wish!!! But not gonna happen unless u ask...it’s a 50/50 chance they will say yes or no....

@Pitbull said

I wish!!! But not gonna happen unless u ask...it’s a 50/50 chance they will say yes or no....

The logician in me says they will say yes or no.

The nurse and statistician in me says the likelihood of getting a rectal temp is less than 1 in 1000.

I wish!!! But not gonna happen unless u ask...it’s a 50/50 chance they will say yes or no....

That’s gonna be a really awkward exam if they say no... Maybe if you give a reason for it (I can’t really think of anything that would count as a valid reason though).