title: [Sexual abuse: what gynaecologists hear].
abstract: For the last decade, it has become impossible for us to ignore the reality, frequency and psychopathological consequences of sexual abuses, even if those seldom constitute the official motive of patients' consultation. Many victims still hold to their secret. Hints such as behavior in our consultation rooms, way of expressing gynecological problems and certain sexual troubles should enable us to perceive their suffering. As for its cause, some patients, given enough time and empathy, will be able to open up and reveal it. It will take a long time as well as the help of other specialists to find the path towards repairing the damage.
authors.affiliation: Service de gynécologie-obstétrique, consultation de psychosomatique, hôpital Bichat-Claude-Bernard, 46, rue Henri-Huchard, 75018 Paris, France. lachowsky@aol.com
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lachowsky
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Winaver
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D019548:Crime Victims / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012742:Sex Offenses / Q000523:psychology*; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000209:etiology