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Women on weight loss jabs must use contraception, govt warns
Women taking weight loss jabs must use contraception, and wait up to two months after stopping the medication before trying to get pregnant, the government's health agency has warned.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has issued a warning around the use of GLP-1 medicines, which are used both for weight loss and to treat diabetes. It says the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 or GLP-1 RAs) must not be taken during pregnancy, while trying to get pregnant or while breastfeeding.
Women who are attempting to get pregnant have been warned to stop using the medicine for two months before trying to have a baby. It is because there is not enough safety data to know whether taking the medicine could cause harm to the foetus.
The MHRA said it has received 40 reports relating to pregnancy among women taking the jab. Mounjaro has also been found to reduce the effectiveness of oral contraceptives in those who are overweight.
This means anyone using the jab should also use condoms, particularly during the first four weeks and after any dose increase. Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities, told Sky News' Matt Barbet it is important that people are "fully informed" before using the weight loss jabs.
"This is quite a new and emerging area and therefore it's important that we all keep up to date with both the benefits and the risks," she said. The weight loss jabs have been linked with a "baby boom.
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