(STAT News) – Doctors say they are seeing more women like Ms. Parker try weight-loss medications in the hopes of having a healthy pregnancy, or of conceiving in the first place. Women with obesity are sometimes advised to lose weight before pregnancy, because some research suggests that excess weight can make it harder to get pregnant and can increase the risk of miscarriage and pregnancy complications.

For patients on these drugs, the side effects are only one challenge. What some said they find more alarming is just how little information there is on the risks of taking these drugs before or during pregnancy. With next to no data on Mounjaro, Ozempic and similar medications during pregnancy, doctors typically recommend that women stop taking them at least two months before trying to conceive. (Read More)