Of the 14 victims interviewed, only two were entirely positive about the experience. Four gave a mixed response, as they were negative about some aspects of the procedure and positive or neutral about other aspects of it. Another four were mainly negative, but made one or two positive observations. Four were entirely negative. Positive comments focused on four themes: having a female doctor to perform the examination, the doctor's sensitive manner, the doctor's willingness to explain what was being done and why, and the presence of a sympathetic third party at the medical exam. Negative comments addressed the following four themes: examination by a male doctor, the doctor's insensitive manner and judgmental attitude, the way in which the examination was conducted, and the examination itself. The study suggests that more forensically trained female doctors must be recruited to conduct examinations on women who report sexual assault. Also doctors should limit their inquiries about the details of the rape, since this information is appropriately obtained by the accompanying officer. If the medical doctor needs such information to conduct portions of the exam, then it should be obtained from the police officer rather than the victim. 4 tables, 21 notes, and 20 references