title: Post-coital genital injury in healthy women: A review.
abstract: Female genital injury following penile sexual intercourse in healthy women is a matter of importance and debate in many parts of society. However, the literature on the subject is sparse. There are a few studies regarding minor injury that does not require treatment in adult, pre-menopausal women, a single study of adolescent women, and none regarding post-menopausal women. Larger lesions requiring treatment are described casuistically. The purpose of this article is to provide a short, easy-to-read review of the literature regarding the prevalence and nature of female genital injury following consensual sexual intercourse in otherwise healthy women.
authors.affiliation: Department of Forensic Pathology, Institute of Forensic Medicine, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark.
authors.forename: Birgitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmidt Astrup
authors.forename: Annemette Wildfang
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Lykkebo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003075:Coitus; D003288:Contusions / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005836:Genitalia, Female / Q000293:injuries* / Q000473:pathology*; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D022125:Lacerations / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010808:Physical Examination; D015995:Prevalence; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: coitus; consensual sexual intercourse; female genitalia; injury; labia minora; lesion; vulva