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Around 20 million women across the globe have taken Depo-Provera, an injectable form of contraception produced by Pfizer. While this birth control shot has been extremely popular, many women have concerns about the risks of the drug following a study in the British Medical Journal (BMJ). That study suggested that using Depo-Provera greatly increased the risk of developing an intracranial meningiom...

You may have seen news reports or posts on social media about Depo-Provera causing brain tumors. These concerns were prompted by the British Medical Journal (BMJ), which published a study in 2024 that showed a five-fold higher risk of developing intracranial meningiomas (a type of brain tumor) if you took the birth control shot. Our team would like to cover some of the basics of Depo-Provera an...