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(Adding that even if youre not pregnant, it's essential that reliable contraception should be used while on these medications.) From a gynecological perspective, while active pregnancy is a clear contraindication, most gynecological conditions don't automatically disqualify someone from GLP-1 use. However, she stresses that patients with severe endometriosis or other conditions affecting the digestive system should have detailed discussions with their healthcare providers
Yet a single milligram value can serve different goals: 1.0 mg is a modest weight-loss dose but the proven kidney dose in type 2 diabetes
To understand how GLP-1s might influence libido, it helps to walk through how they work more broadly
We also found that the survival outcomes of patients with high GLP-1 signaling score were generally better than those with low score, suggesting that it was a protective factor in these cancers, especially in KIRC, SKCM, LGG, ESCA