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Moshe says five years and the Chazon Ish is quoted as having said
that when necessary it is possible to rule leniently after two years.
2. It is only permitted to undergo testing after the physicians have
clarified that the couple’s infertility is not attributable to the woman.
3. The number of tests conducted should be minimized as far as
possible.
It goes without saying that permission to undergo testing is contin-
gent on having first consulted a highly proficient halachic authority.5
5. Our discussion here focuses solely on the permissibility of emitting semen for
medical testing. In the event that a man receives permission from a highly com-
petent halachic authority to undergo testing, see further, at the end of siman 252,
for the way in which the semen should be obtained in order to transgress the
least serious prohibition.
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