The doctor will put a speculum in your vagina. The procedure takes about fifteen minutes to a half hour to complete. If you go to the hospital soon after the rape there is a special box, each with its own numbering and checklist of what the doctor should do, called the Evidence Collection Kit. If your clothes are ripped or stained, they are taken for evidence and clothing is provided for the victim to wear home. Any fibers like dirt, leaves, or rug pieces are removed and placed in special envelopes.
All bodily hair is combed for evidence of sperm, clothing, or the other persons hair.
The victim is also given a visual check for lacerations or discoloration of the vagina and cervix. Depending on the physical condition of your body photographs may be taken with your permission and x-rays may also be given for evidence. The doctor will then insert one or two fingers into the vagina t see if swelling, displacement of the ovaries, or pregnancy has occurred. Blood is drawn and checked for venereal disease. A urine sample is checked for urinary infection or pregnancy.