Citation

Kim JE, Cho YR, Choi BE, Lee SH, Lee TH. Obstet. Gynecol. Sci. 2017; 60(6): 612-615.

Affiliation

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kyungpook National University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Korean Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology)

DOI

10.5468/ogs.2017.60.6.612

PMID

29184873

PMCID

PMC5694739

Abstract

Children who have been raped some years back may have hymenal scars. However, medical professionals are not accustomed in assessing these scars because of the lack of experience in performing physical examinations of the external genitalia of children who suffered from rape some years back. Moreover, the importance of physical examination of the victim's external genitalia is sometimes overlooked. Two cases of rape victims with hymenal scars who visited Daegu Child Sexual Abuse Response Center several years after their first sexual abuse along with a literature review are presented here.

Language: en

Keywords

Child; Genitalia; Hymen; Rape