By Suzanne Fenske, MD, FACOG, ABOIM, MSCP GLP-1 receptor agonist medications, including semaglutide (Ozempic), tirzepatide (Monjaro), and liraglutide (Victoza), are FDA-approved for weight loss and diabetes
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[13] [14] It is also worth noting that if you use hormonal contraception (such as the combined pill, progestogen-only pill, or hormonal coil), this can independently alter or suppress your bleeding pattern, which may make it difficult to distinguish any effect of weight loss medication from the effect of contraception itself
Because tirzepatide (brand name Mounjaro) was only approved by the FDA in mid-2022 for type 2 diabetes, the ability to rigorously analyze its use (on- and off-label) for a broad population of patients with overweight or obesity, not just a subset captured in insurance databases, has the power to greatly improve our understanding of how these agents are being used in every day practice and the effect that theyre having.
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