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Summary: Ozempic does not directly cause missed periods, but the weight loss it produces can indirectly disrupt menstrual cycles through hormonal and metabolic changes affecting the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis
The Summary of Product Characteristics (SmPC) advises that women of childbearing potential should use effective contraception during treatment and for at least four weeks after discontinuing Mounjaro
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For example, a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2021 found that patients on tirzepatide lost an average of 7.6 kg, 9.3 kg or 11.2 kg, depending on dosage, while those on semaglutide, all on the same dosage, lost an average of 5.7 kg over 40 weeks