Depo-Provera

PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 5) February 14

In This Issue: A disturbing human trafficking operation has been uncovered in the Eastern European country Georgia. At least 100 women were held captive as slaves at a “human egg farm.” The women, lured by promises of high-paying surrogacy work, were instead trapped by Chinese gangsters who forcibly harvested their eggs after pumping them with hormones and anesthetizing them monthly.

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PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 49) December 13

In This Issue: Pfizer is facing a lawsuit for failing to warn patients that its injectable contraceptive, Depo-Provera, could increase the risk of brain tumors, specifically intracranial meningiomas. The plaintiff of the case claims that regular use of Depo-Provera, which contains a high dose of progestin, led to the development of a brain tumor. This case is part of a growing number of lawsuits against Pfizer, which is facing allegations that it knew or should have known about the risks of brain tumors, cancers, and bone loss associated with the drug, but did not adequately inform patients or doctors.

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Depo-Provera and HIV

The Issue Injectable contraceptives like Depo-Provera increase the risk of HIV transmission. A recent meta-analysis conducted in collaboration with the Population Research Institute reviewed a total of 24 studies published in peer-reviewed journals and found a significant increased risk of acquiring HIV when using Depo-Provera

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Injectable Contraceptives Put Women at Risk of HIV Infection

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 12, 2016 CONTACT: Jonathan Abbamonte, (540) 660-2733, jonathan@www.pop.org FRONT ROYAL, VA — A stunning new video from the Population Research Institute (PRI) shows that women using injectable contraceptives like Depo-Provera may have a greater risk of contracting HIV. Several studies have

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USAID Needs to Warn Women of the Dangers of Depo-Provera

  Despite mounting evidence of serious side effects associated with the use of injectable contraceptives, international aid programs continue to indiscriminately distribute Depo-Provera under various brand names worldwide. Indeed, a coalition of family planning partners including the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the

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New PRI Study Shows Depo-Provera Increases Risk of HIV Infection

A new peer-reviewed study,1 conducted in collaboration with the Population Research Institute (PRI), shows that women who use Depo-Provera are significantly more likely to acquire HIV. Due to funding from organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and agencies like the United Nations Population

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A War on Maternity Waged in the Name of Mother Earth

I often come across persons who attempt to justify forced abortion, sterilization, and contraception because “We (that is, human beings) are destroying the planet”. They view people as pollution, and argue that it is necessary to violate reproductive rights to protect the planet from the

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PRI Insider (Volume 5, Issue 5) February 14

In This Issue: A disturbing human trafficking operation has been uncovered in the Eastern European country Georgia. At least 100 women were held captive as slaves at a “human egg farm.” The women, lured by promises of high-paying surrogacy work, were instead trapped by Chinese gangsters who forcibly harvested their eggs after pumping them with hormones and anesthetizing them monthly.

Read More »

PRI Insider (Volume 4, Issue 49) December 13

In This Issue: Pfizer is facing a lawsuit for failing to warn patients that its injectable contraceptive, Depo-Provera, could increase the risk of brain tumors, specifically intracranial meningiomas. The plaintiff of the case claims that regular use of Depo-Provera, which contains a high dose of progestin, led to the development of a brain tumor. This case is part of a growing number of lawsuits against Pfizer, which is facing allegations that it knew or should have known about the risks of brain tumors, cancers, and bone loss associated with the drug, but did not adequately inform patients or doctors.

Read More »

Depo-Provera and HIV

The Issue Injectable contraceptives like Depo-Provera increase the risk of HIV transmission. A recent meta-analysis conducted in collaboration with the Population Research Institute reviewed a

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