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 ...

Some women report "nightmare" symptoms when stopping birth control injections. Oct. 26, 2009— -- For 15 years, Kae Guardi loved her Depo-Provera, taking injections of the synthetic birth control ...

Irregular bleeding or spotting for six months is one of the most common side effects of Depo-Provera. Treatment may include over-the-counter or prescription medication. The birth control shot, ...

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 ...

Jenn BashamAssociate News EditorThe Food and Drug Administration recently added a black box warning to Depo-Provera, the popular injection contraceptive, after studies revealed that prolonged use of ...

Women who get the Depo-Provera birth control shot may be more likely to get HIV than women who use other contraceptives — or even none at all — according to a new study. University of California, San ...

For decades, millions of women have relied on the Depo-Provera birth control shot as a convenient form of long-term contraception. However, growing medical evidence has linked long-term Depo-Provera ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National personal injury law firm Pritzker Hageman has assembled an all-female legal team to pursue litigation on behalf of women who developed meningioma ...

Women injected with the Depo-Provera birth control shot are more than five-times more likely to be diagnosed with a type of brain tumors known as meningioma, according to a recent study. Several ...