Adjunct Assistant Professor, School of Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Curriculum Coordinator, Nurse Practitioner Alternatives, Inc ...

Depo Provera’s label change comes amidst a flurry of over 2,000 lawsuits from women alleging that the contraceptive caused ...

Pfizer is facing a landmark lawsuit in the US brought on behalf of more than 1,000 women who say they developed brain tumors after taking the popular contraceptive injection Depo-Provera. On Monday, ...

While there are many forms of birth control that use progestin, "no increased meningioma risk has been found with combined oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, progestin-only pills, or subdermal ...

Depo Provera Brain Tumor: Medroxyprogesterone acetate, a contraceptive injection containing the hormone progestin, is widely known by its brand name, Depo-Provera. Administered every three months, it ...

The Depo-Provera shot can be a convenient, lower-maintenance birth control option. You receive it in a doctor’s office every 3 months to help prevent pregnancy. Depo-Provera, commonly referred to as ...

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 ...