Vesatot after uterine ablation
I recently had a uterine ablation. Right now (a month post procedure) I am bleeding and am counting this as niddah. I am told by friends who have had this done that you barely get any blood as a period, sometimes you don't even realize it. Do I need to check each month to see if I am in niddah? Do I only check if I "feel" a flow? I had irregular periods before procedure, so I am not even sure when to expect a period.
Thank you so much for your help.
Dear questioner,
Thank you for your question.
Bleeding after uterine ablation varies from woman to woman, so your friends' experiences are of limited use in determining the halacha here.
In this case where, a month following the procedure, you had bleeding that led you to consider yourself niddah, you should observe veset days. In other words, you should perform a bedikah and abstain from relations on the day of the month and on the thirtieth day (onah beinonit) next month. You will calculate those days based on the beginning of your current bloodflow. (For details, please see our site's section "Onot/ Vesatot".)
You need not check for bleeding at other times, even if you feel liquid exiting the body.
If your bedikot next month do not make you niddah and you do not have another blood flow anytime soon, then there will be no further bedikot to perform. If otherwise, please write back to us for guidance.
We recommend that you review the laws of stains, as by reading our site's articles "Ketamim" and "Toilet paper", to avoid becoming a niddah in the future.
Please be in touch with any additional questions.
Our best wishes for a refuah sheleimah!
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