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Word: menstruous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...effect of some of the pills now used (in experiments in Puerto Rico, for instance) is to reduce the hormone level in a woman, which in turn may result in constant minor bleeding from the uterus. The law forbids sexual intercourse with a woman who is nidah (menstruous); therefore intercourse would be wrong in the case of a woman who had taken an oral contraceptive...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Halacha & Science | 2/22/1960 | See Source »

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