contraindication
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contraindications
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"For certain patients who are higher-risk, who cannot undergo surgery, or did not tolerate the medication or had some other contraindication, there are limited options," he says.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
For Opill, a key contraindication is if someone has breast cancer or a history of breast cancer.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 23, 2023
The symptoms were mild and not considered a contraindication of the mRNA-based vaccine, according to the June 1 report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
From Reuters ● Jun. 2, 2022
Those officers include an organ transplant recipient who cannot get the vaccine due to an anti-rejection medication, as well as a pregnant female officer who has a "contraindication" to the vaccine.
From Fox News ● Oct. 19, 2021
Nevertheless, heart disease, if at all serious, is a contraindication to marriage.
From Woman Her Sex and Love Life by William J. Robinson
For most women without contraindications, the benefits of HRT outweigh the risks if used within 10 years of menopause or before age 60.
From MarketWatch ● May 12, 2026
Besides older women and those more than 10 years postmenopause, several health conditions have contraindications to hormone therapy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
If you don’t have any contraindications, a dose of acetaminophen or ibuprofen could do the trick.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2024
"It also presents a viable option for patients at high risk who are claustrophobic or have contraindications for MRI."
From Science Daily ● Feb. 9, 2024
Syphilis contracted late in the pregnancy, and tuberculosis, are contraindications, owing to the danger of the mother infecting the child.
From The Four Epochs of Woman's Life; a study in hygiene by Anna M. (Anna Mary) Galbraith
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