Sexual abuse
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What is sexual abuse?
Sexual abuse is unwanted sexual activity, with perpetrators using force, making threats or taking advantage of victims not able to give consent.
Common symptoms reported by people with sexual abuse
Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it
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Treatments taken by people for sexual abuse
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Compare treatments taken by people with sexual abuse
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have sexual abuse through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with sexual abuse? Members in the forum might have the answers.
Who has sexual abuse on PatientsLikeMe?
- 0 new patients joined this month
- 129 say sexual abuse is their primary condition
| Age | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| <20 | 0 | |
| 20s | 16 | |
| 30s | 37 | |
| 40s | 39 | |
| 50s | 32 | |
| 60s | 47 | |
| 70+ | 94 |
Distribution of sex
| Sex | Proportion | # of patients |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 75 | |
| Female | 458 |
These charts show data from sexual abuse patients who have completed their condition history
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