[Avodah] Halachic Infertility, or, Abolishing Shivah Neki'im

[Arie Folger]

RJR wrote:
> What if a woman's cycle were such that if we shortened the 5 to 4 she
> could get pregnant. I'm guessing that using some of the possibilities
> alluded to above, a posek might well say not to go ivf but rely on such
> a kula (especially given the cost of IVF).
>
> Of course my memory on these items may be patchy, lmaaseh , and
> especially in print, my recollection is that these types of issues are
> all covered under consult your LOR.

IIRC, there is a 'Hatam Sofer allowing shortening the waiting period even to 3 
days (quoted in Pit'hei Teshuvah in Hil. Niddah), provided that bleeding has 
stopped. However, from the Haaretz article it seems pretty clear that the 
doctor is taking aim at the taqanah of conflating nidut and zivah.

Kol tuv,

Arie Folger