Genital pathology: its impact on the interpretation of signs of genital trauma (SEAL development training).

A seminar was held in October 1997 at Wood Street Police Station by courtesy of the City of London Police to explore the diagnostic difficulties posed by pathological conditions affecting the vulva and penis, which may cause problems when assessing the nature and degree of genital injury in allegations of sexual assault. While a lot of the presentations were visual, in the form of slides of the discussed conditions, a synopsis of each speaker's contribution is given below.