TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Effect of childhood sexual abuse on gynecologic care as an adult
JO  - Psychosomatics
A1  - Leeners, B.
A1  - Stiller, Ruth
A1  - Block, Emina
A1  - Görres, Gisela
A1  - Imthurn, Bruno
A1  - Rath, W.
SP  - 385
EP  - 393
VL  - 48
IS  - 5
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0033-3182
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.psy.48.5.385
ID  - ref1
ER  -