Current clinical evidence suggests minimal transfer of semaglutide and tirzepatide into breast milk, yet many healthcare providers remain cautious
Compounded GLP-1 and dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists: a Statement from the American Diabetes Association
12 VFA is a method for imaging the thoracic and lumbar spine by DXA for the purpose of detecting vertebral fracture deformities in patients with unexplained height loss, self-reported but undocumented prior spine fractures, or steroid therapy equivalent to 5 mg/day prednisone for 3 months or longer
For a stronger effect, up to 4 doses may be taken daily for the first two weeks before reducing dosage to twice per day thereafter
When combined with a healthy diet and routine exercise, this treatment can help our adult patients lose up to 15% of their body weight
Although patients with type 2 diabetes are a patient group in which the risk of major congenital malformations is higher than the general population, these studies present the first results on the risk of major congenital malformation after periconceptional GLP-1 RA exposure in women (Dolk et al