CDC Article-US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010
CDC Article-US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010
CDC Article-US Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use, 2010
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6 MMWR June 18, <strong>2010</strong><br />
BOX 2. Conditions associated with increased risk <strong>for</strong> adverse<br />
health events as a result of unintended pregnancy<br />
Breast cancer<br />
Complicated valvular heart disease<br />
Diabetes: insulin-dependent; with nephropathy/<br />
retinopathy/neuropathy or other vascular disease; or<br />
of >20 years’ duration<br />
Endometrial or ovarian cancer<br />
Epilepsy<br />
Hypertension (systolic >160 mm Hg or diastolic<br />
>100 mm Hg)<br />
History of bariatric surgery within the past 2 years<br />
HIV/AIDS<br />
Ischemic heart disease<br />
Malignant gestational trophoblastic disease<br />
Malignant liver tumors (hepatoma) and<br />
hepatocellular carcinoma of the liver<br />
Peripartum cardiomyopathy<br />
Schistosomiasis with fibrosis of the liver<br />
Severe (decompensated) cirrhosis<br />
Sickle cell disease<br />
Solid organ transplantation within the past 2 years<br />
Stroke<br />
Systemic lupus erythematosus<br />
Thrombogenic mutations<br />
Tuberculosis<br />
Acknowledgements<br />
This report is based in part on the work of the Promoting Family<br />
Planning Team, Department of Reproductive Health and Research,<br />
World Health Organization, and its development of the WHO<br />
<strong>Medical</strong> <strong>Eligibility</strong> <strong>Criteria</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Contraceptive</strong> <strong>Use</strong>, 4th edition.<br />
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