Surgery that Injured the Uterus
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Question
Following the previous question (about a woman who had a fibroid removed and then found a blood spot). On the face of it, there is no reason for there to be a wound in the vagina, but there is a possibility that the surgery injured the uterine lining. The question is, can we also rely on a wound found in the uterine lining?
Answer
Hello,
Blood that comes from a wound in the uterus does not render a woman impure. However, since we cannot distinguish between blood from a wound and menstrual blood [which comes from the shedding of the lining], we declare impurity in any case where it is not clear that the blood is from the wound.
[Apparently, I misunderstood the sentence written in the previous question 'the fibroid was located outside the uterus'. Based on this, I assumed it was in the vagina, and that was the basis for the previous answer].
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Yoreh De'ah 190, Shach 187, note 23