erection during physical exam Posted: 01-26-08 18:29pm
i am a 34 year old male and have had my
present doctor for over three years. so
far i have had three physical exams
conducted by her and all have been pretty
much the same except for this recent
exam. i have always chosen to stay in my
boxers and not wear the gown so when it
came time for genital exam i removed my
shorts as usual and got on table after
visual and hernia exam. it was pretty much
going as expected (checked my foreskin,
shaft, urethra and testicles) until she
retracted my foreskin again and told me
she was going to check the sensation of
the glans. i didnt know what that meant
until she started to rub the tip off my
penis with her thumb. i became fully
errect instantly. i was so embarrassed
because i was aroused in front of her and
the nurse. and much more to my
embarrassment i continued the duration of
my physical erect.
is that a normal procedure?
and if so was the point to induce an
erection?
and if that is the case what was she
looking for?
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marvel
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Posted: 01-27-08 13:00pm
I've never had that done to me before. You
should see if you can contact a doctor
somehow to see if that's regular protocol.
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JacobRyan
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Posted: 01-28-08 01:39am
Maybe she was just making sure you don't
have an ED.
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chuck w
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Posted: 01-31-08 17:49pm
i called an urologist and he said it is an
optional part of the male physical to
check for potency, sensitivity of glans,
and curvature of penis during erection.
i told him that i went because i was going
pee a lot and he said she was probably
checking to see if it was a prostate
problem by inducing the erection.
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marvel
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Posted: 02-01-08 15:18pm
Thanks for letting us know. I was under
the impression that you had to bring
pictures of your erection if needed. I
never knew they induced one.
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Sun Worshipper
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Normal in Physical Exams to get erection Posted: 02-02-08 07:17am
It is normal to get an erection during
physical exams even if you are fully
covered.
This happens to me everytime there is an
ECG for example. though your trousers and
underwear are OK. The nurses normally
experience erection from male
examinations, so in some hospitals they
have male nurses. But is is very normal
for female nurses to observe male
erections day-in and day-out.
Your anxiety is natural, but I believe
everytime you went for physical exam, the
doctor must have felt your erection when
you were in boxers.
so my question, is why discomfiture this
time.
I would also agree, that erection function
test is optionally done - especially
in the presence of female doctors/nurses.
But some doctors are very professional
and wish to complete all the necessary
tests before they let you go.
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