Is blood that comes down after nine days of purity considered istihadah (irregular bleeding) for which one must fast and pray, and what should be done if its descent reoccurs during Ramadan, knowing that menstruation sometimes stops for six months, sometimes comes for one day, and sometimes several times a month, due to polycystic ovary syndrome?
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The maximum duration of menstruation is fifteen days. If the blood flow exceeds this period, or if it is not interrupted by a period of purity lasting thirteen days, then the woman is considered to be in a state of (non-menstrual vaginal bleeding), and not all of the blood is considered menstrual blood.
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