The findings prompted the European Union to add a meningioma warning to Depo-Provera labels in 2024, and Canada has had a warning since 2006. The U.S. FDA, however, has not updated its labeling, despite the study's publication and ongoing lawsuits, reflecting a lag in regulatory response.
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WESTWEGO, La. — 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 years, Phillip, 45, suffered from what she thought were migraines. It wasn't until early 2018, when she had to leave her warehouse shift to drive to the hospital, that she learned her headaches were a symptom of something more serious. She said she nearly crashed on the drive to the emergency room, blinded by pain.

"The nurse said, 'OK, what's your pain from 1 to 10?' I said 11, 12," Phillip said. "They put me in the chair, and I don't remember nothing after that."

Phillip awoke later to shocking news: She had an intracranial meningioma — a tumor of the lining of the brain. She needed emergency surgery.

After the procedure, Phillip lost vision in her left eye and had to re-learn how to walk. Unable to work, she lost her apartment and moved in with her mother until she could get back on her feet.
"I was feeling lost, because where would I have possibly gotten a tumor from? I had a regular life. I did regular things," she said. "What could have possibly caused this to happen to me?"

Today, Phillip believes her birth control is to blame. For nearly 30 years, stopping only when she had her two children, she used Depo-Provera — a progestin shot given every three months. She's one of more than 1,000 women suing Pfizer, which makes the drug, alleging it knew more about the risks and failed to warn users. Pfizer has moved to have the suit dismissed, arguing the case is pre-empted by a Food and Drug Administration decision, and says it stands behind the safety and efficacy of Depo-Provera.
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