The gynecological sequelae of sexual violence in adolescence in the United States: A scoping review.

Background: Women who engage in sexual acts against their will are at high risk for sexual and reproductive health complications including sexually transmitted infections (STIs), menstruation disturbance, infertility, abnormal uterine bleeding, reproductive cancers, dyspareunia, vaginismus, and chronic pelvic pain. However, the occurrence of these gynecological sequelae in women who experienced sexual violence during their youth has not been scoped in the literature. To map the breadth of gynecological sequelae, corresponding interventions, and associated symptomatology in childhood and adolescence, the researchers conducted a scoping review.