… The findings of the study presented here support the view that interpersonal violence is
associated with significant gynecologic health problems. … The pattern of self-reported
symptoms in combination with physician-generated diagnoses found in the present study
suggests that interpersonal violence places victims at increased risk for actual, as well as
perceived, gynecologic health problems. Furthermore, this appears to be the case
regardless of type of violence (physical, sexual, or emotional) experienced by the woman. …