Approximately 19 million U.S. women of childbearing age reside in what are known as “contraceptive deserts” due to geographic, political, economic and social barriers to birth control. Women living in ...

A study published on 29 June 2025 in international peer reviewed medical journal Expert Opinion on Drug Safety by Frey et al. has found that use of Pfizer’s Depo-Provera (DMPA) for more than one year ...

1 in 4 sexually active women has used injectable birth control, administered into the muscle by a clinician, but many may be unaware of its association with meningioma, the most common brain tumor in ...

While there are many forms of birth control that use progestin, "no increased meningioma risk has been found with combined ...

The most commonly used and prescribed birth control pill in the U.S. was classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) at the World Health Organization (WHO) as carcinogenic. In ...

Studies have linked a type of injectable birth control with meningioma, while the manufacturer says the claims are “without merit” Getty The injectable birth control medroxyprogesterone acetate, which ...

If you’re considering birth control for the first time, or you’re looking to switch up the type of birth control you already have, finding the type of contraception that’s right for your body can feel ...