Women are getting pregnant, in most cases unintentionally, they say, while taking these weight loss medications despite being on birth control or dealing with years of fertility issues.
For years, medications like Ozempic have been known to treat diabetes, with weight loss being a side effect. Recent versions of the injections, like Wegovy, were FDA approved for people struggling with obesity.
Facebook groups, Reddit threads and TikTok videos are connecting women who are pregnant with or already had an “Ozempic baby” as they have come to be called, and want to share their surprise pregnancy experiences.
The George Washington University has experts available to discuss how these medications could boost fertility, if they make birth control less effective and the important information women should know. If you would like to schedule an interview, please contact Katelyn Deckelbaum, [email protected].
William Dietz is the director of the Sumner M. Redstone Global Center for Prevention and Wellness at the GW Milken Institute School of Public Health.
Nancy Gaba is professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences and is board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Linda Cassar, clinical associate professor at the GW School of Nursing, has worked primarily with the maternal/child health patient population over her 30 years as a nurse, working in labor and delivery, mother/baby, high-risk antepartum, and outpatient community perinatal education.
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