N.J. woman thought her birth control was safe. Now she’s one of over 2,000 suing Pfizer.

Things were bad for Allison Blonski in 2015. She was only 36, but was struggling with painful and disturbing symptoms ...

UK law firms consider action on behalf of women who developed brain tumours after using contraceptive

Studies show Depo-Provera users have much higher relative risk of developing meningiomas, although overall risk remains low ...
Law

Could Depo-Provera Cases Dwindle Due to Federal Preemption?

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 ...
Black Enterprise

Depo-Provera Risks and Racial Disparity: As Brain Tumor Lawsuits Mount, Critics Recall History Of Targeting Black Women

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 ...

'There were days I wish I didn't survive': The women with brain tumours after contraceptive jab

Studies show that women who use a contraceptive injection known as Depo-Provera could increase their risk of benign brain ...
STAT

FDA approves brain tumor warning on Depo-Provera label as court battle grows over side effects

Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...
Connecticut Post

Opinion: Where were the warnings about Depo-Provera?

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 ...