Table 1 Genital injuries by location
Gynaecological examination# | Total (N = 1472)* | Clitorus and frenulum (N = 80)# | Urethral orifice and paraurethral folds (N = 139)# | Labias majora and minora(N = 235)# | Posterior fouchette (N = 451)# | Fossa navicularis (N = 217)# | Perineum (N = 79)# | Hymen (N = 666)# | Vagina (n = 188)# | Cervix (N = 70)# |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scratches/abrasions/tears | 535 (36.3%) | 35 (43.8%) | 65 (46.8%) | 126 (53.6%) | 364 (80.7%) | 130 (59.9%) | 62 (78.5%) | 237 (35.6%) | 97 (51.6%) | 19 (27.1%) |
Cuts | 20 (1.4%) | 1 (1.3%) | 5 (3.6%) | 8 (3.4%) | 10 (2.2%) | 5 (2.3%) | 5 (6.3%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Bruising/haematoma | 254 (17.3%) | 32 (40.0%) | 48 (34.5%) | 75 (31.9%) | 140 (31.0%) | 100 (22.2%) | 38 (48.1%) | 119 (17.9%) | 47 (25.0%) | 15 (21.4%) |
Bleeding | 145 (9.9%) | 14 (17.5%) | 22 (15.8%) | 29 (12.3%) | 57 (12.6%) | 15 (6.9%) | 14 (17.7%) | 58 (8.7%) | 79 (42.0%) | 52 (74.3%) |
Hymenal clefts | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 63 (9.5%) | Â | Â |
Hymen swollen | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 138 (20.7%) | Â | Â |
Scars from? assault | 78 (5.3%) | 4 (5.0%) | 11 (7.9%) | 17 (7.2%) | 66 (14.6%) | 11 (5.1%) | 5 (6.3%) | 12 (1.8%) | 1 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) |
Redness/inflammation | 238 (16.2%) | 62 (77.5%) | 107 (77.0%) | 139 (59.2%) | 106 (23.5%) | 86 (39.6%) | 36 (45.6%) | 24 (3.6%) | 19 (10.1%) | 10 (14.3%) |
Tenderness/pain | 76 (5.2%) | 7 (8.9%) | 6 (4.3%) | 16 (6.8%) | 16 (3.5%) | 12 (5.5%) | 6 (7.6%) | 36 (5.4%) | 51 (27.1%) | 4 (5.7%) |