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’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, ...

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% ...

Depo-Provera is an injectable form of birth control manufactured by Pfizer that contains a synthetic hormone, medroxyprogesterone acetate, which prevents pregnancy by stopping ovulation, thickening ...

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 ...

Tammy Croston, 47, is fighting a massive global company after claiming several years of contraceptive jabs led to four tumours on her brain and vision loss in her right eye ...

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 ...

The FDA has approved a label change on the long-acting injectable contraceptive depot medroxyprogesterone acetate, commonly known as Depo-Provera, to warn users of a potential risk of meningioma. The ...

Advertisements on the TV news lately have been citing a 2004 lawsuit against Pfizer (where have I heard that name?) over potentially causing a form of brain cancer with its readily available ...