Fatwa: # 15720
Category: Women
Country: United Kingdom
Date: 5th October 2007

Title

Can women use the coil for medical reasons?

Question

i understand that women are not allowed to use a coil as a form of contraceptive. My question is that are women allowed to use the coil for medical reasons, such as heavy bleeding. I was recently diagnosed as being aneamic and for this reason my gynaecologist has suggested a new type of coil, for the heavy bleeding. Am i allowed to use the coil for this reason.

Answer

In the name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful
Assalaamu `alaykum waRahmatullahi Wabarakatuh

 

 If this is the only adequate treatment as suggested by your gynaecologist then you may use the coil.

 

And Allah knows best

  

Mufti Ebrahim Desai
Darul Iftaa

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