Feelings Before Menstruation
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Question
I would like to know the laws regarding feelings before menstruation, and which restrictions must be observed immediately and which only from the start of blood flow? Thank you very much.
Answer
Hello,
A clear feeling that occurs at a specific time before the onset of menstruation requires abstention according to the time preceding the menstruation.
For example, if the feeling occurs a day before the onset of menstruation, one must abstain after a full day has passed from the start of the feeling.
However, feelings that are not clearly indicative of the onset of menstruation and sometimes occur for another reason do not require abstention.
In any case, there is no obligation to abstain from other intimacies with the husband, except from the time of the onset of menstruation.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah, Siman 189, Sif 19