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 FDA approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain tumor called ...

The Depo-Provera birth control shot has been linked to an increased risk of a type of brain tumors known as meningiomas. Women who received the Depo shot and were diagnosed with meningioma brain ...

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as of 2017, 65.3% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 in the United States use a form of birth control. Of this population, 10.4% ...

Jul. 24, 2025 7:00 AM ETPfizer Inc. (PFE), PFE:CA Mahyar Etminan, one of the authors of ‘the Frey study’, said: “Given the elevated risk of meningioma with medroxyprogesterone, women may opt to ...

WESTWEGO, La. — Robin Phillip’s fresh haircut is dyed her favorite color — green. But beneath the dye job is a scar that runs along the side of her head, the result of two craniotomies. For years, ...

Decades after receiving regular injections of the hormonal contraceptive Depo-Provera, an estimated 1,300 women are now suing manufacturer Pfizer, alleging the company failed to adequately warn users ...

The FDA has approved a critical label change for Pfizer's widely used Depo-Provera birth control injection, adding a warning about the risk of meningioma—a typically non-cancerous but potentially ...

Provera can cause common side effects like headaches and irregular periods. Serious side effects of Provera include jaundice and chest pain. Do not take Provera if you have hormone-sensitive cancers ...

Since the beginning of the year, there has been a rise in the number of lawsuits against pharma giant Pfizer over its injectable contraception, Depo-Provera. Consumers have increasingly joined ...

At a Case Management Conference in the Multi District Litigation against Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE), the Honorable M. Casey Rodgers set a date for the first Trial, which will take place in December 2026, ...