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You are strongly encouraged to receive medical care after an assault. Because sexual assault can be physically and emotionally traumatic, 你可能不知道你是否受伤了. Medical personnel at the 健康中心 or the hospital can answer questions you may have about health concerns. A follow-up exam is recommended to retest for pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and to be sure that no other injuries were sustained during the assault.

The on-campus Health and Wellness Center is able to counsel you on your options for medical care after an assault. 在健康中心做的检查是 not the same as a rape kit and is not admissible in court as evidence that an assault has taken place. 如果你想随时提出指控的话, the 健康中心 personnel will recommend that you go to 布林莫尔医院, 哪里可以为警方保存医学证据.

The 健康中心 is able to check for internal injuries, test for pregnancy and STDs and provide someone with whom you can talk. The 健康中心 can also provide information and testing for HIV (HIV testing at the 健康中心 is confidential). The Health and Wellness Center can provide medication to help prevent STDs. In addition, emergency contraception is available to prevent pregnancy if you go to the 健康中心 within 72 hours of the assault. The 健康中心 will keep all information confidential; the assault will not be reported to the police, Campus Safety, 未经您的允许，不得向您的父母或其他学院人员透露任何信息. If it is determined that you or another member of the College community is in danger, necessary information will be released to the appropriate administrators and every effort will be made to protect your identity. The 健康中心 can assist you in finding any medical or emotional support that you need, 包括校内或校外的咨询.

布林莫尔医院 is able to provide medical services that fulfill legal standards of evidence—a “rape- kit” examination. The rape-kit examination preserves medical evidence that can be used in court. 做强奸鉴定并不需要你提出指控. It merely gathers evidence should you wish to prosecute at some time. 建议不要洗澡, bathe, 如果你想保留证据，洗个澡或者换件衣服. You may want to bring a change of clothes to the hospital in case your clothing is needed by the police. Bryn Mawr医院将会检查是否怀孕和性传播疾病, 提供预防性病的药物, 开紧急避孕药. The hospital is required to notify the police that a sexual assault may have occurred.

如果你被性侵犯, you have basic rights and considerations as a crime victim (including but not limited to):

• Have any allegations of sexual assault taken seriously and without any suggestion that survivors are responsible for sexual assault.
• 被人以尊重和尊严对待, 不论性别, 性别认同, race, age, income level, 体能, 认知能力, or sexual, 医疗和精神健康史.
• Have timely access to emergency and crisis counseling services.
• Be accompanied by an advocate while receiving victim services.
• 了解法律权利和可用资源.
• 了解安全规划和保护服务.
• Be informed of appropriate follow-up treatment, medical testing and counseling.
• Be notified of options for and assistance with changing academic and/or living situations if so requested and if such changes are reasonably available.
• Have the College conduct a prompt and thorough investigation of the allegation, preserving the privacy of the survivor to the extent possible within the requirements of Title IX.
• Be able to give testimony in a campus hearing by means other than being in the same room with the accused.
• Have a support person present during campus disciplinary proceedings.
• Be informed of the outcome of the sexual assault disciplinary proceedings.