Hernandez, a member of the gold-medal winning women’s all-around team, was granted a TUE for methylprednisolone, which is used to treat conditions such as allergies, arthritis, lupus and ulcerative colitis.
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USA Gymnastics statement regarding Hernandez and WADA hack :
Hernandez submitted and was approved for a therapeutic-use exemption (TUE), the proper paperwork for any prescribed medications that an athlete takes for an illness or condition that requires the use of a medication included on the WADA Prohibited Drug List. By virtue of the TUE, Hernandez was granted a one-time use for acute inflammation in February/March 2016 and has not broken any drug-testing regulation.
