Weight loss jab warning from health watchdog over unborn babies

How GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can mess with birth control and pregnancy, UK agency warns

Anecdotes abound about “Ozempic babies”—when women wound up with unplanned pregnancies while taking both birth-control and the popular GLP-1 drugs for diabetes or weight loss.  But today marks the first official agency warning about the possibility of these drugs—specifically Mounjaro—decreasing the effectiveness of oral contraceptives. “Women taking popular medicines for weight loss and diabetes, sometimes referred to as ‘skinny jabs,’ are bein…

Women on weight-loss drugs warned of surprise "Ozempic babies"

Hundreds of women have shared personal accounts of unplanned pregnancies while using weight-loss drugs.

Pregnancy warning to women taking 'skinny jabs' like Ozempic and Mounjaro

The warning comes after the agency received 40 reports relating to unintended pregnancies while using such weight loss drugs.

Women warned weight-loss jabs may affect contraception

Women should use the most effective contraception to avoid pregnancy while taking 'skinny jabs', the drugs regulator says.

UK Warns Women About 'Skinny Jabs' If Trying To Get Pregnant

The UK's medicine regulator warned on Thursday against taking "skinny jabs" for weight loss if trying to get pregnant or while breastfeeding because of their unknown effects on babies.

Women Taking Weight-Loss Jabs Warned They Must Use Effective Contraception

Women taking weight-loss jabs are being warned they must use effective contraception. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) issued its first alert to the public regarding contraception and weight loss and diabetes jabs following concerns they may not be used safely. The injections have been previously linked to a “baby boom,” with women reporting online that they have had surprise “Ozempic babies” despite using contracep…