This is not a religion question.
Leviticus 15 says that when a women menstruates, she shall be "unclean", and have a period [no pun intended] of separation until 7 days after it ends. I was wondering if this would have led to increased or decreased birth rates. First, is the 7th day after menstruation ends usual a fertile day or an infertile day? Second, assuming that her male partner does not have other female partners, is seven days plus the number of days for which menstruation lasts a sufficient period of abstinence to increase his sperm count?
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