Dozens of women are currently pursuing Depo-Provera brain tumor lawsuits in the federal court system, and it is widely expected that hundreds, if not thousands, of additional claims may be brought in the next year.
Indiana woman must undergo MRI tests every one to two years to monitor the growth of a brain tumor caused by the Depo-Provera shot, according to complaint.
Nearly two dozen Depo-Provera lawsuits have been filed by women nationwide who say they developed brain tumors after receiving the birth control shot.
MRI scans found a Depo-Provera brain tumor 12 years after a California woman stopped receiving the birth control shots.
California woman indicates she developed a “golf ball-sized” brain tumor from Depo-Provera, after receiving the birth control shots for years.
California woman was unaware her meningioma was caused by Depo-Provera injections until a study was published earlier this year, resulting in widespread publicity about the brain tumor risks.
Intricate brain surgery was required to remove a meningioma tumor caused by the Depo-Provera birth control shot, leaving a California woman with life-long impairments.
Although Pfizer placed Depo-Provera brain tumor warnings on Canadian labels in 2015, lawsuit indicates drugmaker did not provide the same information to women in U.S.
Following years of hormonal birth control shots, intracranial meningiomas developed that required repeated surgeries and radiation treatments to remove the brain tumors.
Indiana woman indicates that side effects of Depo-Provera shots caused a large meningioma to develop, alleging Pfizer failed to adequately warn about the brain tumor risks.
