Blood after surgery to remove a fibroid
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Question
Following up on my question... Is it helpful what the nurse said that the blood is from the surgical wound, and it is also written in the discharge letter. Similarly, I am taking 'Cerazette' and for several months I have not been menstruating — the last time I took it I was without a period until I stopped taking it — for over a year and a half. Does this ease the matter? The nurse said it is advisable to abstain from marital relationships for 3-4 weeks. Is it possible to be lenient with 'distancing' and 'touching', and if so, what needs to be done after the aforementioned time? Thank you.
Answer
Hello,
In fact, I did not understand whether the fibroid was in the uterus or outside it.
If the fibroid was in the uterus, the blood is impure. Even though we know about the surgical incision, and you are taking Cerazette. Because there is a concern that the surgery caused menstrual blood to come out.
If the fibroid was outside the uterus [as you initially wrote], you can rely on the fact that the blood is coming from the surgical wound, not from the uterus.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 187, Se'if 5