Comparative prevalence of anogenital injury following sexual assault in women who have had recent consensual sexual contact.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the frequency and types of anogenital trauma in rape victims as a function of the time interval between the assault and recent (72 h) consensual sexual intercourse.

Methods: This retrospective cohort trial evaluated consecutive female patients, age 13 years or older, presenting to a community-based nurse examiner clinic (NEC) during a 5-year study period. The NEC facility is staffed by forensic nurses trained to perform medical-legal examinations using colposcopy with nuclear staining and digital imaging.