Colposcopic genital findings in female sexual assault victims: Relationship to prior sexual intercourse experience

There is scant literature addressing genital injuries in sexually assaulted women who had no prior sexual intercourse experience at the time of the assault. Prior studies in adolescent patients suggest that young women without prior sexual intercourse suffer more anogenital injuries after assault, in different locations, when compared to those women who have had prior sexual intercourse experience [1,2]. However, clinical evidence and the literature on sexual assault indicate that not all cases of penetration result in perforation of the hymen or subsequent visible genital injuries regardless of sexual intercourse experience [3,4].
Source: The American Journal of Emergency Medicine - Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Source Type: research