Does her man forbid her treatment? Or, does he acquiesce seeing his wife needs assistance and this man is the only doctor in the town/village to help? Just curious. Before you Muslim call me names and say "impossible" I had a male medic try and help a woman who needed some simple yeast infection cream, and her brother, husband and uncle would not even allow him to simply check her vital signs. A female chaperone (although not a medic) was standing by for the exam. They were upset when they discovered she was not the doctor, and refused treatment for the lady. This is insane. Modesty before health? Inasnity before all?

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