Factors associated with decreased anal sphincter tone and the accuracy of forced anal examinations to detect individuals having receptive anal intercourse: An observational study.
Alan G NyitrayBrian Robert Simon RosserAniruddha HazraJenna NitkowskiDerek SmithBridgett BrzezinskiTimothy J RidolfiJohn A SchneiderElizabeth Yu ChiaoSandrine SanosEver MkonyiLucy Raphael MgopaMichael W RossPublished in: medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences (2024)
Our study suggests that a finger inserted into the anal canal is not useful to detect a history of receptive anal intercourse. As such, the sexual practices of individuals cannot be known using a forced anal examination.