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Unsure about discarded brown hefsek

I am on the pill and have always been able to do a clean bedikah on the fifth day since I started with this cycle over a year ago. This last time I had a small stain on the bedikah cloth (more brown then red) but did not keep the cloth to give to my husba...

Stain after relations

Last night after being with my husband, I found a pink-brown stain on my tissue. I am 3 weeks after my period and was not expecting my period for another week now. This morning I did not have any staining. I have been off birth control (Yasmin) for nine m...

Vaginitis and mikveh night

I am currently suffering from a mild case of vaginitis. I have not yet been in to see a doctor but am planning to do so if it doesn't go away in the next day or so. My mikva night is scheduled for this Friday night, and I am worried that having relations ...

Cotton-synthetic blend sheets

If a sheet is made out of a cotton blend, when it is part cotton and part synthetic is it still considered a natural fiber? Must there be a certain ratio of synthetic fiber to natural fiber for it to be considered a synthetic material? Thank you.

Sephardi custom: four or five days?

I am teaching a kallah who is to be married to a Sephardic boy. Can she do her hefsek taharah as early as day four of niddah, or does she wait until day five?

Mikveh without relations

Is one allowed to go to the mikvah knowing that relations will not be able to be resumed because of medical reasons? Does mikvah need to be postponed until relations can resume even if it is for several weeks?

Ovulation test: how does it work?

I got married a few months ago and am not on birth control so my doctor told me to take an ovulation test this month to make sure I wasn’t ovulating before I went to the mikvah. The day before I went to the...

Long nails for wedding?

I am a kallah and would like to know if I definitely need to cut my nails before my first time using a mikvah. I would like to grow out my nails a little bit for the wedding, which is why I am asking the question.

Spermicide on Shabbat

I have been given permission by my Rabbi to use a diaphragm for contraception. Is it a problem to use/spread the spermicide on Shabbat? Are there any alternatives? Many thanks!

Taking birth control pills on shabbat?

I am considering switching to the pill from my current form of birth control and couldn't help wondering: Given that medications are generally not permitted on Shabbat for people who are not seriously ill, why does this never come up in discussions of hal...

Tests for strep & dilation

Does a Beta Strep test at 35 weeks of pregnancy render me a niddah? Is it necessary to do a bedikah afterwards? What about when the doctor checks cervix for dilation? (speculum is not used in either case) Thanks!

Veset on mikveh night

What happens if my veset hachodesh falls out on mikvah night? I realize intercourse is out, but can I still go to the mikvah?

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