If someone becomes pregnant while taking a GLP-1 medication, the most important step is to contact their healthcare provider quickly, clinicians often advise in reproductive health guidance shared with patients
Major procedures should be deferred until patients have reached weight stability, as continued major weight fluctuations can compromise surgical results, she said
Morton points to retatrutide, a weekly injection from Eli Lilly currently in clinical development for obesity and type 2 diabetes, as an example
HumeCare+ pairs the medication with the Hume Pod, a body composition device the brand says tracks fat, muscle, and visceral fat by body segment, and allows users to share wellness tracking information as context for clinical conversations, rather than treating it as a separate wellness gadget
5 Insurance Investigators The researchers examined over 16 million American insurance records from the PharMetrics Plus for Academics database (IQVIA)
Animal reproduction studies have shown there may be potential risks to the fetus if these medications are used during pregnancy