Nishmat's Women’s Health and Halacha
In memory of Chaya Mirel bat R' Avraham
Taharat HaMishpacha
Becoming Niddah
The Niddah Status
Sensation of Menses (Hargashah)
Stains (Ketamim)
VIDEO: Stain vs. Flow
VIDEO: Assessing a Stain
Toilet Paper
VIDEO: Stains on Toilet Paper
Feminine Hygiene Products
Dam Makkah (Bleeding from a Non-Niddah Source)
Bleeding after Marital Relations
Basic Concepts
Becoming Tehorah
Becoming Tehorah: Overview
Minimum Wait
Hefsek Taharah
Moch Dachuk
Shivah Neki’im (Seven Clean Days)
Bedikot
VIDEO: How to Do a Bedikah
Conduct while Niddah
Conduct While Niddah: Overview
Eating Together
Affectionate Service
Avoiding Touch
Beds
Appropriate Dress
Sense and Sensitivity
Caring for a Spouse
Disability and Illness
Mikveh
Mikveh Overview
VIDEO: Mikveh Tour
Barriers to Immersion (Chatzitzot)
Mikveh Preparation (Chafifah)
Mikveh Checklist
Mikveh Immersion (Tevilah)
After Mikveh Immersion
The Mikveh Attendant
Mikveh Timing & Scheduling
Shabbat & Yom Tov Mikveh
Mikveh & Makeup on Shabbat & Yom Tov
Nails and Mikveh
Yom Kippur & Fast Days
Natural Bodies of Water
Immersion for Non-Niddah Purposes
Mikveh Directories
Onot/Vesatot (Anticipated Menses)
Onot Perishah
Veset Calendar
Veset Hayamim (Dates of anticipated menses)
Veset Haguf (Symptoms of Menses)
Veset Kavua (Established Veset)
Onah Beinonit (Average Onah)
Yom Hachodesh (Hebrew Date)
Haflagah (Interval)
Vesatot & Hormonal Treatments
VIDEO: Vesatot on Hormonal Contraception
Establishing a Chazakah
Asking Halachic Questions
Taharat Hamishpacha in Wartime
Life Cycle
Conception
Pregnancy
Taharat Hamishpacha in Pregnancy
Prenatal Testing
Pregnancy, Childbirth, & Fasting
Pregnancy Loss & Neonatal Loss
Childbirth
Postpartum
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in Halacha
Breastfeeding & Fasting
VIDEO: Pumping on Shabbat
VIDEO: Breastfeeding
Perimenopause & Menopause
Weddings
Pre-Wedding Scheduling
Premarital Genetic Testing
Learning Before the Wedding
Mikveh Immersion Before the Wedding
Dam Betulim (Hymenal Bleeding)
Wedding during Niddah (Chuppat Niddah)
Intimacy
Jewish Sexual Ethics
Shalom Bayit
The Challenge of Taharat Hamishpacha
Health and Halacha
Family Planning
Permissibility of Contraception
Choosing a Method
Combined Hormones (Estrogen & Progesterone)
Progesterone-Only Contraception
IUD
VIDEO: IUD Insertion & Removal
Barrier Methods, Spermicides, & Gels
Spermicides: Medical Aspects
Natural Methods
Sterilization
Emergency Contraception
Contraceptive Efficacy
Rav Yehuda Henkin’s Rulings on Family Planning
Gynecological Procedures
Gynecological Procedures: Niddah & Scheduling
VIDEO: Preparing for a Gynecologist Appointment
Cervical Biopsy
Colposcopy
Endometrial Ablation
Hysterectomy
Hysteroscopy
Manual Examination
Pap Smear & HPV Test
Speculum Examination
Vaginal Ultrasound
Gynecological Conditions
Endometriosis
Fibroids
Menstrual Irregularity
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)
Sexual Pain Disorders
Urinary Stress Incontinence
Vaginismus
Fertility
Fertility Evaluation
Fertility Treatment
Ovulating Before Immersion
VIDEO: Ovulation Before Mikveh
Egg Donation & Surrogacy
Yoatzot Halacha Fertility Counselors
Hotza’at Zera & Semen Collection
Fertility Preservation
Halachic Supervision for Assisted Reproductive Technology
Fertility Treatments & Fasting
Fertility Support
Cancer & Breast Health
Breast and Ovarian Cancer: Screening & Prevention
Breast Self-Awareness
HPV Vaccination
Cancer & Halacha
Extending or Manipulating Cycles
OCD and Niddah
Female Reproductive Anatomy
Communicating with your Physician
Medications on Pesach
Corona Archive
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Kallah Companion
Marriage Companion
Kallah Teacher Certification Course
Publications of Nishmat HaBayit Research Institute
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Jewish Women’s Health for Medical Professionals
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