The Pregnancy Risks of Ozempic and Wegovy Need More Attention

April 19, 2023

(Vox) – After neuroscientist Martha Bagnall read a recent New Yorker article about Ozempic — the “buzzy” “celebrity weight loss jab” that’s upending obesity medicine — she emailed a colleague to dish on what she felt were gaps in the discussion about the drug’s effects on the brain. His reply blew her away.  “Another aspect that’s not talked about much,” he wrote to her, “is that Ozempic is not recommended for use during pregnancy.” The colleague, an obesity researcher, was referring to studies in rats, rabbits, and monkeys, which were treated with the injectable drug and had higher rates of miscarriage. Their offspring were also born smaller and had more birth defects than would normally be expected.  (Read More)