Medical Issues: Can a Female Doctor Examine Another Woman’s Private Parts for Medical Reasons?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Medical Issues: Can a Female Doctor Examine Another Woman’s Private Parts for Medical Reasons?

English:

Question #1288:

Is it permissible for a woman doctor to touch and look at the private parts of another woman for the purpose of medical examination and diagnosis?

Answer #1288:

It is impermissible to do so except for necessary cases.

-Imam Khamenei, Practical Laws of Islam, Importance and Conditions of Medical Issues