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Jefferson Physician Discusses Depo-Provera Controversies in ABC Story

10.26.2009 editor

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Depo-Provera, a contraception injection, has been reported to cause bothersome symptoms by women who have stopped taking the drug, according to an ABC News story. Some of these withdrawal symptoms include headaches, backaches and nausea.

Dr. Louis Weinstein, head of obstetrics and gynecology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, said that it's hard to pinpoint what is causing these withdrawal symptoms. In the ABC News article, Dr. Weinstein is quoted as saying:

"It's like you don't know why your car won't start. Most of [the symptoms] have nothing to do with Depo-Provera. There may be a lot of other things going and to blame that on Depo-Provera is just not fair. We don't know."

Read the full ABC News story.

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