ALLMedicine™ Sexual Assault Center

Jun 30th, 2022 - From the beginning of systematic research on sexual victimization, it has been recognized that a substantial proportion of women report nonconsensual sexual experiences meeting the defining criteria of rape in response to behaviorally specific ite...

Jun 29th, 2022 - There has been overuse of the term 'reproductive coercion', with a potential for confusion and weakening of messaging. This opinion paper proposes a classification for the many and varied types of interference with, and abuse of, sexual and reprod...

Jun 28th, 2022 - Within a sample of college women, this study assessed if an individual's (i.e., ego) history of sexual assault was related to her connecting with risky drinkers, and if her social contacts (i.e., alters) who had experienced sexual assault were als...

Jun 28th, 2022 - To determine whether differences exist between the acute presentations and post assault needs of youth presenting to an emergency department following multiple perpetrator sexual assault (MPSA) compared with those presenting after single perpetrat...

Jun 27th, 2022 - Abortion and contraception are essential components of reproductive healthcare. As 26 states are likely to severely restrict access to abortion following the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, access to emergen...

Feb 23rd, 2018 - Sexual assault is a complex situation with medical, psychological, and legal aspects. Forensic experts play a major role in terms of forensic and gynecological medical examination and evidence collection in order to maintain the chain of custody. ...

Jun 24th, 2017 - Emergency contraception refers to contraceptive methods used to prevent pregnancy in the first few days after unprotected intercourse, sexual assault, or contraceptive failure. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first dedi...

May 15th, 2015 - The 2014 World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for postexposure prophylaxis (PEP) developed recommendations for PEP irrespective of exposure source in recognition of the need to simplify eligibility assessment and prescribing practices. Tradi...

Mar 9th, 2010 - To review the evidence and provide guidelines on the management of sexual violence against women, specifically, rape. Outcomes evaluated include effectiveness of post-rape care provision. The MEDLINE database was searched for articles published up...

Sep 20th, 2008 - Serologic testing for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) is the primary way to identify persons with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Testing has been recommended previously for pregnant women, infants born to HBsAg-positive mothers, ho...

Jun 7th, 2022 - Sexual violence perpetration is robustly associated with social contexts that support high levels of alcohol consumption. Beginning in 2007, the Arizona Department of Health Services (ADHS) developed and field-tested the Safer Bars curriculum with...

Jun 1st, 2022 - Communication and Recovery Enhancement (CARE) is a 2-session early intervention for survivors of recent sexual assault and their supporters that aims to improve supporters' ability to respond effectively. The goal of this pilot trial is to underst...

May 31st, 2022 - Phase 1 An expert end-user group of correctional workers (n = 5) will help the research team across all phases of this project. These experts will have in-depth knowledge of CW problems and will be chosen in consultation with CW union members. Pro...

May 26th, 2022 - The primary objective of the proposed Stage IA/IB study is to establish feasibility of an integrated cognitive-behavioral intervention for reducing alcohol use disorder (AUD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms among women who experi...

May 20th, 2022 - Sexual abuse is a major public health issue. Apart from medical care of victims, it appears essential to intervene with sexual offenders for prevention purposes (from primary prevention to avoid a first sexual abuse to secondary and tertiary preve...

Jun 24th, 2022 - On the 50th anniversary of Title IX's inception, the Biden administration has proposed changes to the law that would protect transgender students and assault survivors on college and university campuses. With these changes, the protections provide...

Jun 20th, 2022 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are urged Alphabet Inc's leading Google search engine to give accurate results to people seeking abortions rather than sometimes sending them to "crisis pregnancy centers," which steer woman away from the proc...

May 16th, 2022 - (Reuters) - The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled that defendants accused of violent crimes such as homicide and sexual assault can use self-induced extreme intoxication as a defense, striking down a federal law supported by women's advocacy...

May 11th, 2022 - In February, Michael Stephen Connelly, a cardiologist, was charged with one count of sexual assault after a former patient said Connelly had inappropriately touched her without her consent. The alleged incident happened in December 2012. Now, law ...

Apr 14th, 2022 - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a 15-week abortion ban into law Thursday as the state joined a growing conservative push to restrict access to the procedure ahead of a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could roll back abor...