BACKGROUND Progestin-only oral contraceptive pills (POPs) have fewer contraindications to use compared to combined pills. However, the overall prevalence of contraindications to POPs among reproductive-aged women has not been assessed. STUDY DESIGN We collected information on contraindications to POPs in two studies: (1) the Self-Screening Study, a sample of 1267 reproductive-aged women in th...

BACKGROUND Noninvasive ventilation (NIV) has increasingly been used for the treatment of acute respiratory failure. Despite recommendations supporting its utilization in a limited group of patients, NIV is frequently relied on as a first line treatment. We conducted a retrospective study to assess whether the extended use of NIV is associated with worse clinical outcomes. METHODS This was a r...

Adenoidectomy and tonsillectomy are the most common major operations done on children. The indications for tonsillectomy in certain clinical situations are constantly being debated in the literature and among professionals. We studied the efficacy (or lack of it) of adenotonsillectomy for chronic tonsillitis (recurrent throat infections), oral nasal obstruction, peritonsillar abscess, eliminati...

The author, basing on literature and her own experiences in conducting marital/couples, presents the indications and contraindications for this form of therapy for both recipients of the therapy and therapists. Insufficient motivation to change relationships and behaviours, the threat of divorce, violence, deep emotional and/or psychological disturbances in one or both spouses, the engagement o...

CT angiography (CTA) of the cervical and intracranial vessels is a rapid, noninvasive, and relatively inexpensive technique for the evaluation of vascular abnormalities. Contraindications to the use of contrast media, however, can preclude use of iodinated agents for CTA. We report the use of gadolinium as contrast agent for CTA of the head and neck in three patients with contraindications to i...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase is approved for acute ischemic stroke, but its use is limited by numerous contraindications and warnings arising from trial selection criteria or expert opinions. We examined outcomes from alteplase-treated versus untreated patients, registered in a trials archive, according to presence or absence of specified contraindications and ...

Pseudophakic or intraocular implant (IOL) monovision has been widely used in surgical cataract practice for more than 3 decades. More and more premium IOLs compete presbyopia management, but IOL monovision still remains the most commonly used modality with good spectacle independence and high patient satisfaction. Little attention, however, has been paid to its contraindications and concerns in...

Failure to achieve high levels of immunity among children contributed to the epidemic of diphtheria that occurred in the Russian Federation during the 1990s. A major factor in this failure was the extensive list of contraindications to vaccination that was in use throughout the countries of the former Soviet Union. In 1980, the Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Soviet Union adopted an extensive l...