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Is it permissible for a male medical student to study subjects related to women's private parts? Is there a necessity for this given the presence of female doctors? Are these necessities genuine, or are they a result of negligence? Would refraining from this reveal the truth and make female doctors accountable for their responsibilities? Is engaging in this system, despite having doubts about it, considered شبهة (a matter of doubt/suspicion)?

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We cannot determine the existence or absence of necessity in hospitals, as it varies from one country to another and from one situation to another. We are not aware of any institution that provides information on this matter. As for the ruling on a student studying subjects related to women's awrah (intimate parts), it is referred to fatwas number: 51792 and number: 90204. Such specific issues rely on ijtihad (independent reasoning) and istinbat (deduction), and it is permissible for a scholar to disregard a dalil (evidence) when it is obscure.

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