On women being treated by male physicians:

Religious Authority: 
Mohammad Ali Gerami
Fatwa Question or Essay Title: 
On women being treated by male physicians:

Question: In the case of those women who are infertile and are unable to find expert female physicians, may they refer to male physicians?

Answer: If the female physician is likely to err, she may refer to a male physician, as this concerns the health of mother and her child.

سلام عليكم درمورد كساني كه دچار مشكل نازايي هستند مراجعه به پزشك مرد با عنايت به اينكه حاذق تراست وپزشك زن حاذق براي چنين مشكلي نيست چه صورت دارد ---------------------------- پاسخ حضرت آيت الله العظمي گرامي بسمه تعالي اگر احتمال اشتباه در زن بيشتر است به مرد رجوع كند چون مربوط به سلامت مادر و فرزند است.