Vaginal Tightening Procedure
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Q4: We have observed that many women undergo perineal repair surgery after childbirth; seeking to tighten the vaginal opening, and thereby seeking to please the husband. This procedure is usually performed if the woman complains of a prolapse in the posterior vaginal wall, which causes her difficulty in passing stool. This usually results from repeated childbirth, constipation, and other causes that lead to increased pressure inside the abdomen. Here, the procedure is part of repairing a rectal hernia, and it is a perineal-vaginal repair. In some cases, the woman complains of a widened vaginal opening and sounds coming from the vagina, and here a repair procedure is performed
on the perineum to tighten the vaginal opening. Medically, this is an unnecessary procedure, but what we see today is that many women undergo this procedure immediately after childbirth without need (as a cosmetic procedure). It is known that this procedure requires anesthesia, whether local or general, and it may result in harms such as bleeding, inflammation, and difficulty in intercourse if it exceeds its limit. Please inform us about this.
A4: Performing the procedure to tighten the vaginal opening, if it is for the purpose of treatment, such as assisting in relieving oneself or preventing sounds from coming from the vagina, then that is permissible in the Shari'ah, due to the woman's need for it, provided that performing that procedure does not result in harm greater than the benefit derived from it. However, if tightening the vagina is for the purpose of pleasing the husband, then avoiding that is safer and more purifying for the conscience, provided that the procedure is carried out in all cases with privacy and protection for the woman by specialized female doctors.
Q6: It is clear that some women have male chromosomes (genetic makeup), and examination reveals that they have testicles, either in the pubic area or in the location of the genital organs. This may be discovered either at an early age, where the girl and her parents are given the choice to determine the sex, and then the necessary procedures are carried out for that. But there are some cases where it is discovered late when the patient complains
of infertility and has a vagina and has no problems with intercourse, and here the doctors remove the testicles and inform the husband that they removed glands from the woman and that she cannot bear children. What is the ruling on that, and what is the ruling on intercourse between the spouses?
A6: As long as the person responsible for her has determined her sex as female based on the apparent signs considered valid in the Shari'ah, then her ruling is the same as that of other women, and the doctors are not required to inform the husband of the truth of what they removed, as long as they informed him that this woman is unable to become pregnant.
on the perineum to tighten the vaginal opening. Medically, this is an unnecessary procedure, but what we see today is that many women undergo this procedure immediately after childbirth without need (as a cosmetic procedure). It is known that this procedure requires anesthesia, whether local or general, and it may result in harms such as bleeding, inflammation, and difficulty in intercourse if it exceeds its limit. Please inform us about this.
A4: Performing the procedure to tighten the vaginal opening, if it is for the purpose of treatment, such as assisting in relieving oneself or preventing sounds from coming from the vagina, then that is permissible in the Shari'ah, due to the woman's need for it, provided that performing that procedure does not result in harm greater than the benefit derived from it. However, if tightening the vagina is for the purpose of pleasing the husband, then avoiding that is safer and more purifying for the conscience, provided that the procedure is carried out in all cases with privacy and protection for the woman by specialized female doctors.
Q6: It is clear that some women have male chromosomes (genetic makeup), and examination reveals that they have testicles, either in the pubic area or in the location of the genital organs. This may be discovered either at an early age, where the girl and her parents are given the choice to determine the sex, and then the necessary procedures are carried out for that. But there are some cases where it is discovered late when the patient complains
of infertility and has a vagina and has no problems with intercourse, and here the doctors remove the testicles and inform the husband that they removed glands from the woman and that she cannot bear children. What is the ruling on that, and what is the ruling on intercourse between the spouses?
A6: As long as the person responsible for her has determined her sex as female based on the apparent signs considered valid in the Shari'ah, then her ruling is the same as that of other women, and the doctors are not required to inform the husband of the truth of what they removed, as long as they informed him that this woman is unable to become pregnant.
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