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Post‐coital genital injury in healthy women: A review
Author(s) -
Schmidt Astrup Birgitte,
Lykkebo Annemette Wildfang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical anatomy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.667
H-Index - 71
eISSN - 1098-2353
pISSN - 0897-3806
DOI - 10.1002/ca.22476
Subject(s) - medicine , sex organ , sexual intercourse , postmenopausal women , gynecology , obstetrics , population , genetics , environmental health , biology
Female genital injury following penile sexual intercourse in healthy women is a matter of importance and debate in many parts of society. However, the literature on the subject is sparse. There are a few studies regarding minor injury that does not require treatment in adult, pre‐menopausal women, a single study of adolescent women, and none regarding post‐menopausal women. Larger lesions requiring treatment are described casuistically. The purpose of this article is to provide a short, easy‐to‐read review of the literature regarding the prevalence and nature of female genital injury following consensual sexual intercourse in otherwise healthy women. Clin. Anat. 28:331–338, 2015. © 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.