[Sex offenses on minor girls. Pediatric gynecologic management]

This report on 24 cases of sex offences on girls under 14 years of age examined and treated at the 2nd University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Vienna covers the period between 1984 and 1987. Experience gained in these cases led to the development of a specially devised mode of management which ranges from guidelines on supplementary history taking to special examinations and deals in particular with the after care of these young girls, which is a largely neglected area. The responsibility of the examining gynaecologist towards the victim as well as towards the person suspected of a sex offence is stressed. An obvious change in the accompanying circumstances and their possible causes are discussed.