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Depo-Provera: How Safe Is the Injectable Birth Control?

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 Cardiology Advisor

FDA Adds Brain Tumor Warning to Depo-Provera Birth Control Shot

The FDA approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain tumor called meningioma.
Fox 5 San Diego

Pfizer’s ‘Depo-Provera’ Increases Risk of Brain Tumours 3.5 Times Compared to Combined Birth Control Pill According to New Study as Litigation Overseen by Levin ...

A study published on 29 June 2025 in international peer reviewed medical journal Expert Opinion on Drug Safety by Frey et al. has found that use of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera (DMPA) for more than one year ...
U.S. News & World Report

FDA Adds Brain Tumor Warning to Depo-Provera Birth Control Shot

FDA Adds Brain Tumor Warning to Depo-Provera Birth Control Shot THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2025 (HealthDay News — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a ...