Introduction: Damage caused by wife abuse is oneof the reasons thatcauses that leadswomento forensic examinationcenters. Wifeabuseincludes physicalviolence, psychological, social, economic and sexual abuse and these women are seen inmost parts of theworld.

Methods: In this study, 100 cases of women abused by their husbands referred to the forensic medical examination of Tehran, have been examined. Question naire completed by these women and datas analyzed by statistical methods.

Conclusion: Most patients had a mean age of 32 years and had diploma level of graduation and did not work out of the house. In 87% of cases, victims married by their personal interest. In most cases the husband had violent activities against their wife in front of their child and sometimes even the children are also beaten. In a small percentage of cases,violence led to hospitalization of victims. In most cases there is a history of alcohol and drug abuse in assailant. 30% of the assailants had previous criminal records.