Penis measurement at the REAL doctor.

Has anyone ever gotten their penis measured at the REAL doctor if so how?

No. But the Tanner system requires measurements.

Yes, specifically for a full Tanner evaluation. It's called "penile anthropometry." You can Google it to see how it is done.

For me it was the tanner stages ever since I can remember. At the time I didn't know the name of the oval shaped measurements and why the doctor would measure my growth with them, but as I got older, I realized what was going on.

Measurement of my penis and testicles was always required at my exams. Possibly because it was directly related to the reason for my exams. I always hated having to fully undress and go through all the routine height and weight stuff, knowing that the focus would soon turn to the little shrimp between my legs. I doubt it would form part of routine checks unless the doctor or hospital was signed up to some kind of research project.

I do not think that an experienced doctor should measure a penis to evaluate its length, he must have the habit of estimating it quite precisely. It would only be plausible if he had to write a report to justify a treatment or follow the growth at puberty as mentioned below.

I do not think that an experienced doctor should measure a penis to evaluate its length, he must have the habit of estimating it quite precisely. It would only be plausible if he had to write a report to justify a treatment or follow the growth at puberty as mentioned below.

yeah, I don't think it would be routine, even when some Tanner info is called for. I had it done for an actual study.

I see no reason for this to be done unless specifically there is a problem down there.

As someone that is a grower and not a shower, I say thank god this has never happened.

I did-I was 14 at the time. I was sure I was never going to reach puberty.And during an office visit I was measured from head to toe And everything in between.I was assured I was normal (thank God)

I got that done when I was 15 to 17, first when I was lying at the childrens clinic, when the doctors noticed that I my puberty was too late and that I was sexually underdevelopped. There were so many things measured, not only down there on penis and testicles. I had to be controlled by an urologist for puberty exams regularly after the clinic, and fortunately I did not need to have hormone injections.

I had a lot of different experiences at my pediatrician, and I'm sure my doctor used tanner staging, but my penis was never measured, this thread seems a bit cockamamie! Sorry just my opinion.

.... this thread seems a bit cockamamie! ....

I needed to look up that American slang word to find out it means "ridiculous, silly, nonsensical, implausible", but I do appreciate the pun.

I had a lot of different experiences at my pediatrician, and I'm sure my doctor used tanner staging, but my penis was never measured, this thread seems a bit cockamamie! Sorry just my opinion.

You can Google it pretty easily. It's called "penile anthropometry." And no, it probably is not going to be done at a regular pediatric exam, but it does happen for a few specific reasons. Here is one study that used it. There are many out there. I just pulled this one at random from what came up.

http://www.jiaps.com/article.asp?issn=0971-9261;year=2017;volume=22;issue=1;spage=9;epage=12;aulast=Puri

I used to think that people from certain European countries who mentioned having closet-like dressing rooms school medical clinics where they undressed and then walked to the exam room was implausible but then I saw several documentary videos on youtube that happened to show just that.

There is a type of condom catheter that requires them to measure your penis girth to get the right size.

Nope it has never happened to me. And also from reading all the collective comments oh here I think it's safe to say thta doctors only need to take "measurements" when your late to the puberty game.

I had a lot of different experiences at my pediatrician, and I'm sure my doctor used tanner staging, but my penis was never measured, this thread seems a bit cockamamie! Sorry just my opinion.

By nature, this site uses a lot of wishful thinking. Just go with the flow, because somebody will say a nurse with a billion dollar booty did the measuring, and then offered to service them. It's part of the fun.

There was someone I went to middle school with who had his physical done by the school nurse rather than his own doctor. He claimed to have had measurements done but did not elaborate if it was his Penis or Scrotum. I am also not sure of the reliability of the account

Never.

I had my testicles measured at the J1 (german exam for people between 12 and 14) but not the penis.

I have never had anything measured at the dr other than height and weight.

Nope, not at all. I'm not sure what the point would be.

Hasn't happened to me.

Never had any part of my genitals measured by a medical professional. I can't really imagine what diagnostic information that would be acquired from an exact measurement of a penis on a healthy male. Something like delayed puberty, you'd be measuring the effect not the cause. Blood tests for hormone levels would be of far more value than taking a ruler to the penis in that case. I guess if you had some sort of major genital abnormality then it might be of use.

I had a lot of different experiences at my pediatrician, and I'm sure my doctor used tanner staging, but my penis was never measured, this thread seems a bit cockamamie! Sorry just my opinion.

This is something that irks me around here a bit as well, some things just don't pass my bullshit detector. I think there tends to be a bit of a conflict between those who prefer to discuss real experiences vs those who wish to discuss fantasy as if it was reality. I try to avoid getting too bent about it.

Between age 11 and 16 I got measured for Tanner staging.

Its never been done to me by a doctor but i have had it measured by a girl friend.

Never had my penis measured by a doctor for any reason, but have certainly had it measured by girlfriends in the past. It was more between the ages of sixteen and mid twenties.

It's never happened to me. I can't even recall a real doctor ever seeing me erect.

I have never experienced this personally. I’ve heard of the tanner stages, in which they measure to test development. As far as I can remember my doctors always just kind of looked and examined down there.

Of course they don't require the patient to be erect when they measure.

The doctor always lightly pulled my penis while measuring it. Innocently, I assumed at the time that she was trying to give a more "flattering" reading, but I since found out that they use something called Stretched Penis Length. SPL is a good approximation to the erect length apparently, and is a way of ensuring consistency of the results.