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Semen Detection and its DNA Profiling from the Menstruating Rape Survivor Seerat Naresh Kumar Priya Shrivastava Anuj Kumari Pratima SrivastavaAnil Aggarwal<p>It has been generally observed that a survivor is raped when she is not menstruating. In some of the cases, the survivor is raped during the period of menstruation. The alkaline nature of semen, having pH 7.2–8.0 is help to neutralize acidic nature of the vagina. Samples taken, such as vaginal swabs and washing from the vagina, lead to sperm detection and may help to get the DNA profiling from such dead sperm stuck to the walls of the vagina, but in the case of a menstruating victim, it is difficult to identify the sperm and get the DNA of the perpetrator due to a high amount of menstrual blood. This study suggests that the DNA profile can be generated from the vaginal swabs of a victim in the case of a menstruating victim even after 2-3 days.</p> Forensic Science Today - Peertechz Publications 2026-07-07 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/fst.000027 en Copyright © Seerat et al.