{"_id":"668da0930b76658b4c233ae6","title":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Does the period that you get while on birth control count as Islamic haydh?\\n\"}]}","question":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"The way oral birth control works from what I understand is that it prohibits your period and then your last couple of days of taking the sugar pills lead to withdrawal bleeding, which I don’t think technically is a period. Does that mean if someone is on oral birth control, she never has a period? Must she always pray since it’s not REALLY by definition a period?\\n\\nAlso for oral birth control, as ALL medications and pills, have both risks and benefits Like one of the arguments Drs make is there’s an increased risk for breast cancer when using estrogen-based pills, but then it’s also protective against cervical cancer. In this case it could cause harm, but it could also cause benefit. Also, the harm is theoretical, it's not guaranteed. Does this change the answer that it’s permissible to manipulate period in Hajj or Ramadan or even use oral contraception? I guess this also applies to other forms of contraception like IUD, patches, injections, etc. As a healthcare professional, I know that injections have more systemic side effects. Would it be more “halal” to recommend something like an IUD which has more local side effects? Also, what constitutes a necessity? Some people take oral contraceptives due to conditions like PCOS which, from an outsider's perspective seems more of a necessity compared to prevention of pregnancy, and some take this for acne as well. What defines necessity in Islam?\\n\"}]}","answer":"{\"ops\":[{\"insert\":\"Regarding the first question, what's medically defined as a \\\"period\\\" might not necessarily correspond to what's classified as \\\"haydh\\\" in the sacred law. Hence, the definition and regulations related to haydh aren't derived from medical references but from religious sources. Therefore, the bleeding that you described can be classified as haydh if it falls within the parameters set by the Shariah.\\n\\nConcerning health-related risks, the jurists (fuqaha) rely on medical experts to ascertain the potential dangers of specific medications or procedures for an individual. Each person should seek guidance from a medical expert to evaluate the associated risks.\\n\"}]}","tags":[{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c23276e","tag":"Women: Menstruation and Bleeding","count":63},{"_id":"668d9fdd0b76658b4c232765","tag":"Women: Children and Childbirth","count":50},{"_id":"668d9fe20b76658b4c232800","tag":"Women: Sexual Health","count":36},{"_id":"668da0930b76658b4c233ae4","tag":"Birth Control","count":1}],"createdOn":"2024-07-09T20:41:55.494Z"}