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The influence of emergency contraception on post-traumatic stress symptoms following sexual assault

The influence of emergency contraception on post-traumatic stress symptoms following sexual assault Emergency contraception; forensic nursing; post traumatic stress; sexual assault. Conservative estimates indicate that 18–25% of women in the United States will be exposed to some form of sexual assault in their lifetime. A great number Correspondence of these women will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The cur- Nikole K. Ferree, PhD, Department rent study explores the relationship between emergency contraception (EC) of Neurobiology and Behavior, administration and subsequent post-traumatic stress symptoms in female sex- University of California, Irvine. ual assault (SA) survivors. In a study population of 111 participants, post- Tel: 949-824-3813; traumatic stress symptoms were assessed approximately six months after the E-mail: nferree@uci.edu SA. Women who were already taking hormonal contraception (HC) at the Received: September 30, 2011; accepted: time of the SA and those who declined EC were compared to women who December 16, 2012 took either Ogestrel or Plan B following the SA. While the administration of traditional HC and both types of EC were associated with fewer intrusive symp- doi: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2012.01134.x toms, women who took Ogestrel reported significantly lower post-traumatic stress total symptom levels than did those who took Plan B or those who de- clined EC. The results suggest that the manipulation of sex http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Forensic Nursing Wolters Kluwer Health

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Emergency contraception; forensic nursing; post traumatic stress; sexual assault. Conservative estimates indicate that 18–25% of women in the United States will be exposed to some form of sexual assault in their lifetime. A great number Correspondence of these women will develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The cur- Nikole K. Ferree, PhD, Department rent study explores the relationship between emergency contraception (EC) of Neurobiology and Behavior, administration and subsequent post-traumatic stress symptoms in female sex- University of California, Irvine. ual assault (SA) survivors. In a study population of 111 participants, post- Tel: 949-824-3813; traumatic stress symptoms were assessed approximately six months after the E-mail: nferree@uci.edu SA. Women who were already taking hormonal contraception (HC) at the Received: September 30, 2011; accepted: time of the SA and those who declined EC were compared to women who December 16, 2012 took either Ogestrel or Plan B following the SA. While the administration of traditional HC and both types of EC were associated with fewer intrusive symp- doi: 10.1111/j.1939-3938.2012.01134.x toms, women who took Ogestrel reported significantly lower post-traumatic stress total symptom levels than did those who took Plan B or those who de- clined EC. The results suggest that the manipulation of sex

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Journal of Forensic Nursing – Wolters Kluwer Health

Published: Sep 1, 2012

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