4.3 Navigating the Medical Exam

4.3.1 The Importance of the Medical Exam
4.3.2 Emergency Medical Advocacy
4.3.2.1 Medical Providers Trained to Work with Sexual Assault Survivors
4.3.3 What to Expect from a Forensic Exam
4.3.3.1 Forensic Exam Overview
4.3.3.2 Treatment Overview
4.3.4 Forensic Exam Steps
4.3.4.1 Interview and Forms
4.3.4.2 Photographs
4.3.4.3 Clothing
4.3.4.4 Taking Swabs
4.3.4.5 Fixing the Slides
4.3.4.6 Pubic Hair Combings
4.3.4.7 Genital Swabs
4.3.4.8 Anal Swabs
4.3.4.9 Internal Exam
4.3.4.10 What Happens to the Evidence?