{"title":"The healthcare needs of survivors of sexual assault","authors":"Natalie A. McLeod, Charlotte Porter","doi":"10.1016/j.ogrm.2024.03.002","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sexual assault is a prevalent problem which will affect 1 in 4 women, 1 in 6 men, and an even higher proportion of transgender individuals in their lifetime. It is likely that most medical practitioners will encounter a patient reporting sexual assault during their career. Adopting a trauma-informed approach and having a good understanding of the physical, psychological and sociological sequelae of sexual assault will improve outcomes for these patients. This includes knowing when to refer for psychological support, how to prescribe emergency contraception for the best outcome, and how to test for and treat sexually transmitted infections. Adopting a patient-centred approach is crucial to minimising the trauma experienced by these patients throughout their healthcare journey.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":53410,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1751721424000472","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Sexual assault is a prevalent problem which will affect 1 in 4 women, 1 in 6 men, and an even higher proportion of transgender individuals in their lifetime. It is likely that most medical practitioners will encounter a patient reporting sexual assault during their career. Adopting a trauma-informed approach and having a good understanding of the physical, psychological and sociological sequelae of sexual assault will improve outcomes for these patients. This includes knowing when to refer for psychological support, how to prescribe emergency contraception for the best outcome, and how to test for and treat sexually transmitted infections. Adopting a patient-centred approach is crucial to minimising the trauma experienced by these patients throughout their healthcare journey.
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Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine is an authoritative and comprehensive resource that provides all obstetricians, gynaecologists and specialists in reproductive medicine with up-to-date reviews on all aspects of obstetrics and gynaecology. Over a 3-year cycle of 36 issues, the emphasis of the journal is on the clear and concise presentation of information of direct clinical relevance to specialists in the field and candidates studying for MRCOG Part II. Each issue contains review articles on obstetric and gynaecological topics. The journal is invaluable for obstetricians, gynaecologists and reproductive medicine specialists, in their role as trainers of MRCOG candidates and in keeping up to date across the broad span of the subject area.
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