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The latest buzz about weight-loss drugs focuses on their impact on fertility and pregnancy, with the phrase 'Ozempic babies' trending on social media. Type 2 diabetes treatments such as Ozempic and Mounjaro come with weight loss as a side effect. There are versions of those drugs — Wegovy and Zepbound — approved for people with obesity.
On the flip side, he’s seen some data that using Ozempic could potentially negatively impact levels of luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone — both important for the reproductive system — but that’s likely in the context of rapid excessive weight loss, Robles says. In a statement to TODAY.com, Novo Nordisk, which makes both Ozempic and Wegovy, says it doesn’t have clinical data evaluating the effect of the drugs on fertility treatments.
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