This is a complex combination protocol that requires close provider oversight and regular lab monitoring
Brookshire: And it could potentially, in some cases, help with fertility, either with helping people reach weight cutoffs so that they can be approved for fertility treatment or in that they could help kind of restore or improve fertility in people for whomif, if they are in larger bodies and have metabolic dysfunction, improving metabolic function can sometimes help with fertility
Although compounded drugs are not FDA approved, the pharmacies that make them must be licensed
This is still a relatively new area for research and the studies at this time appear to be inconclusive. But, she notes that there are some theories, one of which suggests that rapid weight loss may disrupt the normal growth cycle of hair follicles
Known history or presence of severe acute or chronic liver disease (compensated or decompensated), known cholelithiasis or cholecystitis or bile duct disease, acute or chronic pancreatitis (or medication associated with severe pancreatitis, such as valproate) or severe gastrointestinal dysmotility syndrome, including functional disorders such as severe irritable bowel syndrome
For weight management, Wegovy is only available through specialist NHS weight management services for patients meeting strict BMI and comorbidity criteria, though current supply constraints may affect availability