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Sweden To Open Rape Clinic For Men by nativedoctors(m): 10:55pm On Jun 18, 2015
Sweden to open rape clinic for men
June 18, 2015 6:01 PM

The clinic in the Stockholm South General hospital will open in October
A hospital in Stockholm is to open Sweden's first emergency clinic for male rape victims.

The South General hospital already has a walk-in centre which provides urgent care for women who have been raped or sexually assaulted.

But it announced on Wednesday that it would be admitting men and boys from October.

Some 370 cases of sexual assault on men or boys were reported in Sweden last year, Swedish media report.

"The general perception is that men cannot be raped," Dr Lotti Helstrom told Radio Sweden.

She said the subject of male rape was still "extremely taboo" but that it was much more common than most people realised.

Dr Helstrom said that it was important for men to have equal access to emergency care.

The hospital already runs a 24-hour emergency service for female rape victims, providing access to doctors, midwives, nurses, psychologists and social workers.

A spokesperson for the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) welcomed the announcement.

Inger Bjorklund told The Local newspaper that a clinic focused on men would "contribute to the awareness of experiences of sexual abuse among men".



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Re: Sweden To Open Rape Clinic For Men by CountDracula(m): 10:58pm On Jun 18, 2015
Seun wil b d 1st victim, he's such a fine fresh boy... grin

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Re: Sweden To Open Rape Clinic For Men by 9niceguy(m): 10:58pm On Jun 18, 2015
Lobatan! Which way?

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