@article{ref1,
title="Effect of childhood sexual abuse on gynecologic care as an adult",
journal="Psychosomatics",
year="2007",
author="Leeners, B. and Stiller, Ruth and Block, Emina and Görres, Gisela and Imthurn, Bruno and Rath, W.",
volume="48",
number="5",
pages="385-393",
abstract="The study sought to evaluate whether childhood sexual abuse (CSA) experiences significantly affect the gynecologic care received as an adult. A self-administered questionnaire including eight questions on CSA was completed by 85 women exposed to CSA and 170 matched-control women. Women exposed to CSA experienced gynecologic examinations as anxiety-provoking significantly more often and sought more treatment for acute gynecologic problems; 43.5% of these women experienced memories of the original abuse situation during gynecologic consultations. Gynecologic care is particularly distressing for women exposed to CSA.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0033-3182",
doi="10.1176/appi.psy.48.5.385",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.48.5.385"
}