Must a woman purify herself after gynecological examinations such as a Pap smear?
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If medical examinations are conducted through the vagina, such as for uterine treatment and the like, and fluid or blood is discharged, then she must perform ablution, unless it is menstrual blood, in which case a ritual bath () is obligatory.
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