There is a small but growing number of women in the UK who believe they’ve developed benign brain tumours because of the contraceptive injection known as Depo-Provera.
Research has found that women who use Depo-Provera for more than a year could increase their risk of developing the tumours by as much as 500%.
Even then, the tumours called meningiomas are extremely rare.
All medications have possible adverse effects and the manufacturers, Pfizer updated the patient information leaflet to include a warning in 2024.
Too late, say the women who have undergone traumatic brain surgery and gruelling radiotherapy to treat meningiomas, after using the contraceptive for more than a decade.
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