Can a lady visit a gynecologist during fast?

Answer by dr Zakir Naik,For a lady to visit a gynecologist while she is fasting it’s not prohibited but she should take care that the gynecologist she visits, should be a lady because we have to maintain the Hijaab. It is not advisable or its rather Haraam that she goes to a gent gynecologist unless there is no one in that area and she has such a disease which may take her life or it’s a serious case then if she doesn’t find a lady gynecologist and she goes to a gent gynecologist it can be excused as a last resort. But normally she should visit a lady gynecologist.

Now when she visits a gynecologist if an examination is done, it may be a PV as we say in our lingo, medical lingo that per vaginal examination whether a finger is inserted in the vagina that does not break the fast. If any instrument is put in the vagina it will not break the fast for any testing any examination or if any vaginal pessaries is also put in the vagina. That will not break the fast. While she goes to a gynecologist if there are any tests done or if an instrument is put in the uterus, any intrauterine device or any catheters put, all these things will not break the fast.