While there are many forms of birth control that use progestin, "no increased meningioma risk has been found with combined oral contraceptives, intrauterine devices, progestin-only pills, or subdermal ...

At a Friday hearing, U.S. District Judge M. Casey Rodgers, of the Northern District of Florida, ordered supplemental briefs to Pfizer's summary judgment motion on federal preemption in light of the ...

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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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved a new safety warning for Depo-Provera, a widely used birth control shot made by Pfizer, alerting patients to a possible risk for a type of brain ...

The FDA approved a label update Friday for Pfizer's Depo-Provera birth control shot warning of meningioma—a brain tumor in the lining—after studies dating back to 1983 linked high-dose progestin to ...

The FDA is adding a "black box" warning to Depo-Provera (search) stating that prolonged use of the injectable contraceptive may result in the loss of bone density. The black box warning is the ...

WESTWEGO, Louisiana — Robin Phillip’s fresh haircut is dyed her favorite color — green. But beneath the dye job is a scar that runs along the side of her head, the result of two craniotomies. For ...

The choice of safe and highly effective contraception for women who have special medical conditions can pose tremendous challenges. Viral hepatitis such as hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major public ...