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OBJECTIVE To investigate the difference in selected variables between children with and without hymenal transection, which is a healed defect that extends through the entire depth of the posterior hymenal… Click to show full abstract
OBJECTIVE To investigate the difference in selected variables between children with and without hymenal transection, which is a healed defect that extends through the entire depth of the posterior hymenal membrane to the vaginal wall. MATERIALS AND METHODS All female children from Southern Denmark who were examined by photocolposcopy in a six-year period were included in a retrospective cohort study. Statistical analyses included a chi-square test and a logistic regression analysis. RESULTS Eighty girls under 15 years of age who were suspected to have been sexually abused were included. Sixteen of the girls had hymenal transections. There was a statistically significant correlation between the presence of hymenal transections and reported fresh bleeding after the assault. CONCLUSION Bleeding after an assault could indicate more severe lesions, which might explain why these patients did not heal completely.
Journal Title: Journal of forensic and legal medicine
Year Published: 2021
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