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 ...

Women in Scotland who developed a type of brain tumour after years of using a contraceptive injection are seeking answers amid growing legal action. Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is being sued over ...

WESTWEGO, Louisiana — 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 ...

For decades, millions of women have relied on the Depo-Provera birth control shot as a convenient form of long-term contraception. However, growing medical evidence has linked long-term Depo-Provera ...

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) faces mounting legal challenges over claims that its contraceptive injection Depo-Provera (DMPA) is linked to brain tumors, with a key court hearing set for late September that ...

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 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 ...

Hundreds of women in the UK are considering taking legal action over fears a contraceptive jab has put them at risk of a potentially fatal brain tumour. Every month, about 10,000 prescriptions are ...

Lawyers fighting for compensation for women permanently disfigured by the contraceptive jab have revealed 40 victims in Scotland so far. Thompsons Scotland, which is representing women affected by the ...

About 25% of US women from the ages of 15 to 49 take some sort of contraceptive to prevent unwanted pregnancy. For many years, I was among them. But the truth is, I never felt really all that safe ...