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20 / 06 / 2026
Revealing the Private Parts to the Doctor
I am a patient suffering from fibromyalgia, which causes severe pain in the body that only God knows about, and there is currently no medical treatment for this disease. However, I recently learned about a doctor who treats this disease with an almost 100% recovery rate. The problem with the treatment is that it requires the doctor to apply pressure to the painful areas of the body in a specific way for more than one session, which may reach up to 10 sessions. Is it permissible for me to go to this doctor and receive treatment with my husband and young son present, so that the doctor can apply pressure to my body without me having to undress?
Answer
I say, and with God's help: If there is no way to be treated by a female doctor, it is permissible to uncover as much as needed in front of a male relative, for example, in front of a doctor for examination if there is no other way. From what I understood from your question, the condition is met in your case, so it is permissible. And God knows best.
