The hormone shot — popular among African women who must use birth control in secret — is as safe as other methods, scientists reported. By Donald G. McNeil Jr. For decades, many African women in need ...

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 ...

If you have used Depo-Provera, you may have heard recent reports suggesting a potential link between this birth control injection and an increased risk of brain tumors known as meningiomas. It is ...

If you’ve experienced serious side effects after using Depo-Provera, you are not alone. The birth control injection has been linked to a range of adverse health effects, including bone density loss, ...

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 costs of an intracranial meningioma diagnosis can be substantial. Not only can this diagnosis lead to a lifetime of medical bills and other costs, but it can drastically reduce patients’ quality ...

U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers of the Northern District of Florida is overseeing more than 400 lawsuits alleging that Depo-Provera, an injectable birth control, has caused non-malignant brain ...

When many women turned to Depo-Provera as a convenient birth control option, they had no idea it might carry life-altering risks. After years of injections, some began experiencing troubling symptoms ...

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 ...

Medroxyprogesterone acetate 104mg/0.65mL; SC inj; contains parabens. Medroxyprogesterone acetate inhibits the secretion of gonadotropins which primarily prevents follicular maturation and ovulation ...