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LATOCHE FERNANDEZ, Exequías  e  LATOCHE ROJAS, Conrad. Estudio anatómico del himen y su repercusión en medicina legal. Med. leg. Costa Rica [online]. 1999, vol.16, n.1-2, pp.02-07. ISSN 2215-5287.

We studied the anatomical characteristic of the hymen in 403 women who resorted for a gynecologist survey in the Legal Medic Division of Trujillo for rape supposed or rape till 18 years old, with the exception of pregnant, married or living together women. The results wereÑ about the hymen shape with non defloration 191 cases belonged to the annular type (47,39%), 72 cases to the labial (17,87%), 55 cases to the semilunar (13,65%), 34 cases to the fringed (8,44%), 2 cases to het double membrane (0,49%) and one case with septum (0,25%). Also we found 20 cases of hymen with recent defloration (4,96%) and 28 cases with ancient defloration (6,95%). For the hymenal aperture 136 cases were of small size (33,75%), 84 cases mediums (20,84%), and 135 cases larges (33,50%). Concerning to the condition of hymenal hole 155 cases were dilatables (38,46%), 21 cases dilated (5,22%), 176 cases normals (43,67%) and 3 cases anomalous (0,74%). Respect to the repercussion in Legal Medicine, only can affirm, anatomically, that have been rape if there is tearing of hymenal membrane recent or ancient; also, we can say when a hymen is dilatable or is dilated, being these the more difficult to value because can not assure if had or not had rape.

Palavras-chave : hymen; rape; Legal Medicine.