As our country closely watches a high-profile sexual assault allegation decide a Supreme Court nominee's fate, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention offers these statistics.
More than one in three women have experienced sexual assault, and up to 75% of women are estimated to have experienced sexual harassment on the job.
Now, a new study shows survivors could face some serious long-term health problems.
Anxiety.
Depression.
Insomnia.
High blood pressure.
Just a few of the serious health consequences facing women who've survived sexual assault, according to a new study published in 'JAMA Internal Medicine.'
It evaluated more than 300 women between the ages of 40 and 60.
Survivors of sexual assault were three times more likely to be depressed than women without a history of sexual trauma.
They were also two times more likely to have high anxiety and sleep issues.
Also, women who reported sexual harassment at work had higher blood pressure than women who didn't.
This puts them at serious risk for stroke, aneurysms, kidney disease, and the No. 1 killer of women in the U.S., heart disease.
The researchers say their study shows the critical need to reduce the rate of sexual assault to protect women's health.
