# Ladies:  Socks on or off at the OBGYN?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [January 5, 2010, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789 "2010-01-05T20:10:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Maiira](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Maiira](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maiira)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 7:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789/61 "2012-01-25T07:14:12Z")

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I actually have no idea. I get mine done at Planned Parenthood, so no stirrups (the clinician pulls out a shelf from under the table and I plant my feet on it…works beautifully!), and I’ve only been a handful of times, so I haven’t really established a pattern of behavior yet. I just don’t really think about it.

And for the record, the trip to the gynecologist is pretty much the least erotic thing ever. It’s like trying to get off at the dentist’s office.

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**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789/62 "2012-01-25T14:38:51Z")

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> [@VOW](#):
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> I had one doctor who put a poster on the ceiling: a mommy bunny rabbit with a slew of little baby bunnies. The caption said, “Take your pill!”  
> ~VOW

Awesome.

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**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789/63 "2012-01-25T15:29:45Z")

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Get your socks off at the OBGYN? um no 😉

most def, clean socks on,

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**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789/64 "2012-01-25T15:31:44Z")

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> [@PeskiPiksi](#):
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> Leaving them on felt weird…black socks and pasty white legs are not a good combination. 🙂

In that situation, why would you even care about what it looked like?

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**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ladies-socks-on-or-off-at-the-obgyn/523789/65 "2012-01-26T00:32:33Z")

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I said “on, always” - if I’m wearing socks that day, I’ll leave 'em on.

Obviously if I’m wearing sandals, I don’t bring socks to put on!

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