Women injected with the Depo-Provera birth control shot are more than five-times more likely to be diagnosed with a type of brain tumors known as meningioma, according to a recent study. Several ...

As of 2025, lawsuits are now underway against Pfizer, the manufacturer of Depo-Provera, filed by women who were diagnosed with meningioma after using the birth control shot. These cases allege that ...

The Singleton Schreiber Law Firm is seeking individuals who developed potentially life-altering brain tumors as a result of using a popular birth control injection. Singleton Schreiber says the ...

The decision comes as Pfizer faces lawsuits from more than 1000 women who say the company knew about the risks and didn’t warn them. The agency signed off last week on a label update for 2 versions of ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday a label change for Pfizer's birth control shot Depo-Provera that warns patients of the risk of meningioma, a tumor in the lining of the brain.

Evidence indicates that Depo-Provera can cause specific mutations in women's DNA. Given the availability of alternatives without this known risk, the continued use of the shot difficult to justify.” — ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National personal injury law firm Pritzker Hageman has assembled an all-female legal team to pursue litigation on behalf of women who developed meningioma ...

Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeaways It usually takes 10 to 18 months to get pregnant after stopping Depo-Provera.  Watch for pregnancy signs like nausea, breast tenderness, and fatigue ...

The choice of safe and highly effective contraception for women who have special medical conditions can pose tremendous challenges. Viral hepatitis such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public ...

Pfizer site manufacturing heparin active pharmaceutical ingredient. Pfizer is a pharmaceutical biotechnology corporation. U.S. government regulators have approved a new brain tumor warning for ...