“…The purpose of the CSAME is to ensure the child's health and well-being, treat any potential sexually transmitted diseases or abuse-related injuries, and collect potential evidence (Britton 1998;Kerns, Terman, & Larson, 1994). Per recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect (2005), CSAME should entail the examination of the child's genital and anal regions with the use of a colposcope (McCann, 1990;Steward, Schmitz, Steward, Joye, & Reinhart, 1995).…”