TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - The role of legal medicine professionals in preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among female victims of sexual assault
JO  - Forensic science, medicine, and pathology
A1  - Yesodharan, Renjulal
A1  - Kamath, Pratibha
A1  - Renjith, Vishnu
A1  - Krishnan, Nirmal M.
A1  - Senarathne, Udara Dilrukshi
A1  - Sasidharan, Suja Kumari
A1  - Jose, Tessy Treesa
A1  - Nayak, Vinod C.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Sexual violence can have an overwhelming impact on the victim's physical and mental health; the consequences include unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Therefore, the examiners must assess victims for possible pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections as a part of the sexual assault examination. This article aims to orient the medico-legal examiners towards their role in preventing unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among victims of sexual assault. Prompt detection of pregnancy or STIs is critical, as any delay would adversely affect the successful administration of emergency contraception and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) against human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually transmitted infections.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1547-769X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12024-023-00578-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -