By mimicking the hormone GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1), semaglutide helps regulate blood sugar levels and appetite, leading to weight loss in some individuals
The drug helped dieters lose about a quarter of their body weight, or 60 pounds, in a recent study
If/when to consider pausing ozempic prior to an egg retrieval Given the slowed rate of the stomach emptying, this is something to keep in mind when it comes to undergoing anesthesia (where there is a risk of gastic (stomach) contents splashing up the esophagus and entering the airway (this is an anesthetic complication called aspiration)
But it does underpin the view that patients may need to consider the drugs as part of long-term management of obesity as would happen with other chronic conditions
However, more human studies are needed to substantiate these claims
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