Men: Did you wear underpants at Pediatric exam?

I was wondering if I could ask a few people with their experience with the adolescent doctor or pediatrician during the Physical Exams? (Guys only)

For the genital exam, did the underpants just come down to your ankles, or did the doctor make you take them off entirely off?

My experience was puzzling since the male pediatrician before I moved just pulled down the underpants to mid thigh and did a hernia exam, and briefly checked the testicles for lumps, and had me pull them up. So I was not completely naked at any time. I was also given a gown to wear over my underpants.

After I moved and went to a female pediatrician, I was asked to undress completely by her when she came into the exam room. I was not given a gown. I left my underpants on, but she told me that I need to take my underpants off also, since she needs to check me if I am developing properly. I was in 7th grade at the time.

My pediatrician would usually have me lower about thigh level for the genital exam and then get in the knee chest position for a visual anal exam. This was in the mid to late 60's.

Most of the time for my physicals as a kid, my briefs were at my ankles for the hernia exam. When I was very young, this meant that the doctor pulled my briefs down. As I got older, this usually meant that the doctor told me to "drop your shorts to your ankles" or sometimes "take your shorts off." I remember once being told to drop my briefs to my ankles and then the doctor took a call on the phone in the exam room for a few minutes. So I was standing there exposed until the doctor finished his call and got back to business.

I was always told to lower my underpants as a kid all the while the doctor was actually saying lower your underwear and helped them down. This always resulted in a erection. As I got older the doctors would just say ok loose the briefs. Never helped me but asked that I held up the useless gown. I do recall one physical for a job that the doctor just had me in my underwear and when it was time to check my genitals, since I didn't have a gown on he said as I was laying down to lift up and I had to lower the underwear a little bit down. Layed like that for a while next it was time to do the stand and cough check pretty much had to loose them all the way off with one leg still holding the underwear on my ankel

I always had to take my boxers off. I was always told something along the lines of "I just need you to remove your pants for me plese".

Usually had to take them right off, the phrases 'OK just pop your pants off now' or 'just drop your pants and slip them right off' are ones I remember as being particularly exciting. Normally had to finish the exam completely naked, great.

Just pulled back or down a little when I was younger, and then as a teen either same or drop underpants to my ankles. Never had to take them off completely. Exams were usually done while in just my underwear. I remember walking around different rooms in just my briefs at my pediatrician's office - hallway for weight/ height, lab for blood draw, and exam room for the exam. Of course we were all in the same boat.

My pediatrician would (after the abdominal exam) slip his fingers into the waistband of my underwear and pull them down for the hernia check/genital exam.

As I got older, when we started going to a family doctor, he would have me stand and then direct me to pull my underwear down for the exam.

As an adult, at all my physicals the doctor just requests that I pull them down slightly to mid thigh. As the genital exam takes no longer than 30 seconds, it would be a bit excessive to remove them completely.

As a young child, I was completely nude as I have mentioned this thread:

http://www.zity.biz/index.php?mx=forum;ox=display;topic=58979.msg397290#msg397290

But, since then, it seems they get pulled down for me and I take them off for anal exams.

During my exams the doctor usually pushes the underpants down a couple of inches, almost to the base of the penis. He pulls them down further to examine the genitals. My doctor never takes them off.

The worst part is being just in undies knowing that sooner or later they will tell you to take them off. Sometimes I think it would be better if you had to take them off right at the start and then it would be over and done with. Even though that means you would be nude for the whole time, eye test, height & weight etc, maybe you would get used to it sooner

Curiousboy15 - I think it's important for the patient to remove their briefs at the point where they are going to be weighed and measured and then remain completely naked for the rest of the examination.

Always examined in boxers only, then pulled down for the genital exam and hernia. Have never had to take them completely off for a physical. (but mind you I've never had a DRE so that may have been a different story)

Re Dr Jays comment...I don't think a pair of underpants or panties would make a diff in weight except to embarress the patient.

I recall a visit to the pediatrician where they'd do a scale thing in the hallwall. Well my sister was about year at the time so they lay her on a baby scale. Then open her diaper so she is totally exposed...now I doubt she cared, BUT the diaper still was on the scale so contributed to the the weight...

Shorts/pants are always casually slid down and then briefs are lifted and lowered to mid-thigh.

My male pediatrician always had me lie down for the genital exam, and pulled my underwear down slightly for it.

I would usually have to take them down to my knees. NEver off I don't believe, maybe once.

I had to slide mine down to knees for the tesicle exam then turn and bend over for the prostate.....

I never had the priviledge of having any underwear at all at my pediatrician's exams in the 1960's. Modesty was never a consideration for boys or girls in his practice.

Male genital exams were done while lying on your back first and then while standing. They became more thorough as you reached puberty.

I wore my underpants for one of the first parts of my teenage exams. But at one point the doctor told me to take them off. I was 15 at the time, and very surprised and embarrassed to have to get naked. That was pretty much the routine at the pediatrician I saw, and I always had to prepare myself for the moment when he made me lose my underwear.

I had my last exam when I was 13. I was lying down on the exam table in my underwear while he was palpating my chest. Then he announced "I'm going to check your penis and testicles" and pulled my underwear all the way down to my ankles and removed my right leg from its underwear hole. I was lying down naked with my underwear just around my left ankle while he checked my genitals. When he was done I sat up and pulled my underwear back on.

For a physical, everything off but underpants at first. Then they are off for hernia and knee-chest position for prostate check.T-shirt on for colonics and enemas.

Mid thigh for me.

From what i recall was asked to drop them so slid them down to my ankles. i do remember another exam as a kid when the doc slipped his hand inside the waistband to have a look at the genitals. I must say this memory sticks and on the v rare occassion i manage to meet a play doc now i do like the feel of his hands slipping inside my briefs

My experience has been underwear on initially and taken off for genital and rectal exams. Once had a doctor who would tell me to lift up my hips,he would hook his fingers in the band of my boxers and then would pull them down to my ankles or completely off.

Always full off

The doctor always would lower them to my knees while i stood in front of him.

My pediatrician would have me lower the front of my underwear to examin my penis and testicals. He then would have me put them back up, turn around and lower the back while examining my rectal area. Now I just remove my underwear and put a gown on.

Until I was 12 they were off b4 I got weighed. after age 12 the dr came in and I was in broefs or boxers- he would have me take them off before he started the exam