Application of Orthodox Jewish law to reproductive medicine.
The evaluation and management of fertility problems in Jewish Orthodox patients who strictly follow the Biblical teachings post special problems to the physician. Understanding of the religious, social, and cultural background is of paramount importance in the management of these patients. In this paper some of these problems are discussed.
D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D001633:Bible; D003267:Contraception; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D007316:Insemination, Artificial, Heterologous; D007434:Intrauterine Devices; D007585:Jews; D007599:Judaism; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008598:Menstruation; D011247:Pregnancy; D012661:Semen