Medical Issues: Can a Man Use Hormones or Testicle Transplants to Restore Fertility After Injury?

Practical Laws of Islam as per the teachings of Imam Khamenei

Medical Issues: Can a Man Use Hormones or Testicle Transplants to Restore Fertility After Injury?

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Question #1282:

During the war, a person suffered an injury in his testicles, which resulted in their removal. Is it permissible for such a person to use therapeutic hormones to keep him sexually active and preserve his virility? And should it be found necessary to restore his ability to have young, can he resort to transplantation of the testis?

Answer #1282:

Should the procedure be possible so that it would result in the testis becoming part of his body after cure; there is no objection to that insofar as matter of being najis or pure is concerned. Nor is there any objection to it in respect to his ability to have children and that the children are rightfully referred to him. Also, there is no harm in his using therapeutic hormones to maintain his sexual activity and preserve his manhood.

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