{"title":"Understanding sexual violence and the implications for practice","authors":"Lesley McMillan","doi":"10.1016/j.ogrm.2023.09.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Sexual violence is a significant social problem and rates of victimisation are high. Women face a disproportionate risk of sexual violence, and the impacts and consequences are considerable. These consequences can be physical, psychological, emotional, social and interpersonal. Sexual violence is not commonly disclosed and many women presenting in gynaecologic, obstetric and reproductive medicine practice will have had experiences of sexual violence in their lifetime. These experiences can impact upon experiences of engagement with heath care. Clinicians should be aware of the forms, prevalence and impact of sexual violence in the lives of women and its potential consequences for health care. Sensitive and trauma-informed practices, particularly around intimate examinations, are vital.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":53410,"journal":{"name":"Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","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/S1751721423001446","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 violence is a significant social problem and rates of victimisation are high. Women face a disproportionate risk of sexual violence, and the impacts and consequences are considerable. These consequences can be physical, psychological, emotional, social and interpersonal. Sexual violence is not commonly disclosed and many women presenting in gynaecologic, obstetric and reproductive medicine practice will have had experiences of sexual violence in their lifetime. These experiences can impact upon experiences of engagement with heath care. Clinicians should be aware of the forms, prevalence and impact of sexual violence in the lives of women and its potential consequences for health care. Sensitive and trauma-informed practices, particularly around intimate examinations, are vital.
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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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