US EditionWeight Loss Injections: The 3 Things Women Should Know Before Starting From Contraception to Side Effects
- The UK's MHRA issued an urgent alert on June 6, 2025, warning women using weight-loss injections like Mounjaro to use effective contraception.
- The alert follows over 40 pregnancy reports among women on these drugs, with some pregnancies occurring despite contraception use.
- MHRA advises stopping the injections during pregnancy, breastfeeding, or when trying to conceive and recommends using contraception for two months after quitting treatment.
- Dr Alison Cave from the MHRA emphasized that weight loss injections are authorized solely for particular health issues and should not be utilized for cosmetic or beauty purposes.
- The warning highlights risks of reduced contraceptive effectiveness and unplanned pregnancies, implying the need for careful medical supervision and regulated drug use.
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It has a small needle, but its effects on the body are giant. Ozempic — whose active substance is semaglutide — is undoubtedly the fashionable medicine. And its arrival in Chile has not gone unnoticed: it is on sale in pharmacies in the country and there are patients who are already occupying it to treat its condition. Currently, the injection Ozempic is initially intended for diabetic patients, but also used by those who want to lose weight.Aft…
The British Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency has warned on Thursday on its website that women who use injections to lose weight should use effective contraceptives if they do not want to become pregnant. In addition, they have warned pregnant women that the effects they may have on the fetus are uncertain. According to local media, the medicines regulatory authority released this information following an increase in the cases of w…
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