Medically reviewed by Peter Weiss, MD Key Takeaways It usually takes 10 to 18 months to get pregnant after stopping Depo-Provera.  Watch for pregnancy signs like nausea, breast tenderness, and fatigue ...

When many women turned to Depo-Provera as a convenient birth control option, they had no idea it might carry life-altering risks. After years of injections, some began experiencing troubling symptoms ...

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 ...

If you’ve experienced serious side effects after using Depo-Provera, you are not alone. The birth control injection has been linked to a range of adverse health effects, including bone density loss, ...

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) faces mounting legal challenges over claims that its contraceptive injection Depo-Provera (DMPA) is linked to brain tumors, with a key court hearing set for late September that ...

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 ...

Long-term hormone use in women is complicated, as the recent findings about hormone replacement therapy--namely, that it contributes to heart disease in some users--attest. Here’s another case from ...

With so many methods of contraception on the market, it can be tough to decide which works best for specific populations, and what risks might be associated with each one. Research over the past three ...

Evidence indicates that Depo-Provera can cause specific mutations in women's DNA. Given the availability of alternatives without this known risk, the continued use of the shot difficult to justify.” — ...