The Importance of Sexual Health - Muslim Marriage Guide
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By Pure Matrimony - January, 8th 2013
Sadly, this problem is rife in the Muslim community where women are dying from gynaecological cancers because they feel ashamed talking to their Doctor if they spot something abnormal.
Shame or hayya is something all Muslims should have, but not at the expense of your health. And this goes for brothers too, who are vulnerable to testicular and prostate cancer. Also, because they don’t report abnormal symptoms until it’s too late, many die as a result.
In 2009, 2,209 men in the UK were diagnosed with testicular cancer, while an astonishing 40,841 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer accounts for 12% of all cancer deaths in the UK – and this is something we urgently need to highlight in the Muslim community.
You may be reading this thinking that dying from cancer just because you failed to act is a little extreme and not applicable to everyone. However, it’s not JUST cancer that can kill you. Leaving sexual health problems unchecked can lead to all sorts of problems such as infertility and impotency – both of which can kill your emotional wellbeing.
Of course, the above symptoms are only a guideline and you should be familiar enough with your body to know what’s normal and what’s not. It’s vital you seek medical help as early as you possibly can – not only could it save your life, but it can save the need for drastic procedures such as hysterectomies (removing the womb), removing the bladder, breasts, testes or other parts of the body that can leave you disfigured and scarred for life.
And remember, there is no shame in front of a Doctor who can potentially save your life. Understandably, sisters in particular will avoid seeing male Doctors, but you have to remember that Allah SWT places the preservation of life over and above the concept of shame – so if a female doctor is unavailable upon request, you should either go private if you can afford to or see whoever is available if you cannot. And Allah SWT knows best.
6 Comments to The Importance of Sexual Health
fayaz Mir on January 12, 2013 02:19:37
ayesha on January 19, 2013 18:27:09
Moeen on December 12, 2013 09:52:34
Maysoon on January 24, 2013 15:34:43
Halimat bint abdulkareem on March 12, 2013 19:30:25
Zameer ahmed on March 13, 2013 07:08:25
The Importance of Sexual Health - Muslim Marriage Guide
Muslim Marriage Guide » Marriage » The Importance of Sexual Health
By Pure Matrimony - January, 8th 2013
Sadly, this problem is rife in the Muslim community where women are dying from gynaecological cancers because they feel ashamed talking to their Doctor if they spot something abnormal.
Shame or hayya is something all Muslims should have, but not at the expense of your health. And this goes for brothers too, who are vulnerable to testicular and prostate cancer. Also, because they don’t report abnormal symptoms until it’s too late, many die as a result.
In 2009, 2,209 men in the UK were diagnosed with testicular cancer, while an astonishing 40,841 men were diagnosed with prostate cancer. Prostate cancer accounts for 12% of all cancer deaths in the UK – and this is something we urgently need to highlight in the Muslim community.
You may be reading this thinking that dying from cancer just because you failed to act is a little extreme and not applicable to everyone. However, it’s not JUST cancer that can kill you. Leaving sexual health problems unchecked can lead to all sorts of problems such as infertility and impotency – both of whi
ch can kill your emotional wellbeing.
Of course, the above symptoms are only a guideline and you should be familiar enough with your body to know what’s normal and what’s not. It’s vital you seek medical help as early as you possibly can – not only could it save your life, but it can save the need for drastic procedures such as hysterectomies (removing the womb), removing the bladder, breasts, testes or other parts of the body that can leave you disfigured and scarred for life.
And remember, there is no shame in front of a Doctor who can potentially save your life. Understandably, sisters in particular will avoid seeing male Doctors, but you have to remember that Allah SWT places the preservation of life over and above the concept of shame – so if a female doctor is unavailable upon request, you should either go private if you can afford to or see whoever is available if you cannot. And Allah SWT knows best.
6 Comments to The Importance of Sexual Health
fayaz Mir on January 12, 2013 02:19:37
ayesha on January 19, 2013 18:27:09
Moeen on December 12, 2013 09:52:34
Maysoon on January 24, 2013 15:34:43
Halimat bint abdulkareem on March 12, 2013 19:30:25
Zameer ahmed on March 13, 2013 07:08:25