One in four sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain ...

Birth control options include hormonal methods like pills, patches, rings, and injections, as well as non-hormonal options like IUDs and condoms. Long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) methods ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved on Friday a label change for Pfizer's birth control shot Depo-Provera that warns patients of the risk of meningioma, a tumor in the lining of the brain.

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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 ...

Recent scientific research has revealed that women who used the Depo-Provera birth control shot may be five times more likely to develop a form of brain tumors known as meningioma. Women who were ...

Medically reviewed by Khadeja Haye, MDKey TakeawaysBirth control pills can take up to a week to start working if not taken on ...