The prevalence of genital injuries in post-pubertal females presenting for forensic examination after reported sexual violence: a systematic review.
Daniel KaneK M KennedyM EoganPublished in: International journal of legal medicine (2023)
This systematic review demonstrates that there is no universally agreed standard for documenting genital injuries in cases of sexual violence and highlights the need for standardized approaches and guidelines for assessing, documenting, and reporting these injuries. The review provides robust evidence to support a call for establishing consistent context, terminology, classification systems, and data collection methods to improve the comparability and reliability of future research findings.