Depo Provera® Lawsuits

Indiana Depo-Provera^® Lawsuit Lawyers, Don and Charlie Ward of Ward & Ward Personal Injury Lawyers, are accepting clients with a Meningioma Tumor diagnosis after taking Depo-Provera^® or Depo-SubQ Provera 104^® birth control injections.

• Depo-Provera^®, a Pfizer product commonly known as the birth control shot, is an injectable contraceptive that has put American women at increased risk for latent intracranial brain tumors of the meninges.
• Drug companies have a “duty to inform” consumers of unseen risks. By omitting known risks of injury from patient labeling, the manufacturer’s duty to warn has been breached.
• Depo-Provera® warning labels in European countries have been updated with the warning of potential risks of meningioma tumors. Pfizer, however, has not updated U.S. labels to reflect the potential risk of meningioma tumors.
• Women who have been diagnosed with Meningioma are filing federal product liability lawsuits around the country because the known risks of tumors were withheld from U.S. package labels. 

If you took Depo-Provera® or self-injected Depo-SubQ Provera 104® for at least one year, and have been diagnosed with a Meningioma Tumor, we want to discuss your claim and the legal remedies available to you.

Call attorney Charlie Ward today at (888) 639-9501.

What is Meningioma?

A Meningioma tumor is a specific kind of slow-developing tumor which grows from the three protective layers of membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord. These membranes are called the meninges, pronounced [meh-nín-gees]. 

A meningioma tumor can grow undetected for years, but with the passage of time, a slow-growing tumor can exert pressure on the brain causing adverse and life-threatening effects. 

Depo-Provera^® Multi-District Litigation Claims

The multi-district litigation concerns a product liability claim against Pfizer for the failure to warn consumers of the potential risk of developing meningioma brain tumors after using the Depo-Provera® contraceptive shot. Plaintiffs further assert negligence by the defendant for failing to test the long-term effects of using Depo-Provera® contraceptive shots.

How Depo-Provera®, the Injectable Contraceptive Works

The active ingredient in Depo-Provera® is a synthetic hormone called Medroxyprogesterone Acetate (MPA), which resembles the natural hormone, progesterone. Depo-Provera® suppresses ovulation and thins the lining of the uterus, thereby creating an environment unfavorable for sperm. 

Pfizer recommends the Depo-Provera® injection should be administered every three months by a health care provider for maximum protection from pregnancy.

Besides using the synthetic hormone MPA as a contraceptive, other uses include:

• Regulation of menstruation and reduction of heavy periods;
• Delay or suppression of puberty in adolescents; 
• Treatment for endometrial cancer in women; and
• Treatment for endometriosis.

Medical Studies and Indiana’s Depo-Provera® Lawsuit Lawyers

Recent medical studies show there is strong evidence linking Depo-Provera® injections with meningioma intracranial tumor development in women. Using the medical records of 108,000 women, the British Medical Journal (BMJ) in 2024 confirmed that women who used Depo-Provera® for contraception were at a risk of 5.6 times higher for meningiomas. The risk increased with dosage and extended use.

Ward & Ward, Indiana’s Depo-Provera^® Lawsuit Lawyers, represents clients who have been diagnosed with Meningioma tumors after using Depo-Provera® for at least one year.

Treatments For Meningioma 

The treatments available for patients diagnosed with meningioma are predicated on several factors, i.e., the location of the tumor, the tumor’s size, and the nature of the tumor—benign or malignant.

Surgery

In many cases, surgery is deemed to be the most effective treatment for an intracranial meningioma patient. There are three types of surgical procedures that may be used to unseat the tumor. 

• A Craniotomy requires removing a portion of the skull to access and separate the tumor from healthy tissue.
• Keyhole surgery involves a smaller incision wherein the surgeon inserts an endoscope (a tube with a light and camera) through the skull targeting the tumor for separation from healthy cells.
• Performed through the nose or sinuses, Endoscopic Surgery uses a small, minimally invasive surgical telescope to find and extricate the tumor from unaffected tissues.

Radiation Therapy

Radiation therapy is generally not the first line of defense unless surgery is not feasible. However, radiation beams may be used in inoperable patients, or after meningioma surgery to boost preventative recurrence of the tumor or to shrink residual cells. 

Medications

• Steroids are rarely used to shrink meningioma except in weak or elderly inoperable patients. 
• Anti-epileptic drugs may be prescribed to patients who experience seizures. 

Observation of small tumors

Observation, commonly called watchful waiting, is a tool doctors use primarily in elderly patients when a meningioma tumor has proved to be slow-growing and is not adversely affecting the nerves or blood vessels of the brain. Typically, a patient under observation is monitored by procuring a brain scan every three to six months.

Indiana Depo-Provera^® Lawsuit Lawyers

Since it’s approval in 1992, many women have relied upon Depo-Provera®, the injectable birth control shot, as a viable and safe family planning tool. But recent studies have determined that the risk of developing meningioma brain tumors is 5.6 times higher for women who have used the Depo-Provera® shot.

If you or someone you know has been diagnosed with a tumor of the meninges, our attorneys would like to speak with you today.

The statute of limitations restricts the amount of time you have to file suit after the meningioma diagnosis has been made. The clock is ticking! Call the Indiana Depo-Provera® Lawsuit Lawyers today for legal assistance at (888) 639-9501.

Charles P. Ward
Ward & Ward Personal Injury Lawyers
PH: (317) 639-9501
Toll Free: (888) 639-9501

Published March 6, 2025

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