“Women are getting pregnant, in most cases unintentionally, they say, while taking weight loss medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, despite being on birth control or dealing with years of fertility issues.
Facebook groups, Reddit threads and TikTok videos are connecting women who are pregnant with or already had an “Ozempic baby” or “Mounjaro baby,” as they have come to be called, and want to share their surprise pregnancy experiences.
“I got pregnant on Ozempic & was on the pill! Baby boy is due in June,” one person commented on a TikTok. “My surprise Ozempic baby is almost 4 months old and thankfully very healthy!” another wrote.
Deb Oliviara, 32, started taking Ozempic the day after Thanksgiving to lose excess weight that had been affecting her mental health. She wasn’t consistent with taking her birth control pill, but that didn’t concern her much because she has a history of unidentified fertility issues that has made it difficult to get pregnant.
Just two months after starting the medication, and the same week she hit her goal weight, Oliviara learned she was pregnant. “We were open to the idea, but definitely not trying,” she said. “It was very much a surprise and the only pregnancy, aside from my first, that didn’t come after a loss.”
This is Oliviara’s sixth pregnancy with only two living children. She has had a first trimester loss, second trimester loss and a stillbirth. Now 10 weeks along, Oliviara and her baby are healthy.
Reproductive and obesity medicine experts told USA TODAY that they’re also noticing the trend in their offices, which they say is likely happening for two reasons. First, weight loss is correcting hormonal imbalances caused by obesity and metabolic disorders and thus boosting fertility. Second, certain drugs may be reducing the efficacy of birth control pills, increasing the chances of pregnancy.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/03/21/ozempic-pregnancy-weight-loss-drugs-fertility/73032645007
Facebook groups, Reddit threads and TikTok videos are connecting women who are pregnant with or already had an “Ozempic baby” or “Mounjaro baby,” as they have come to be called, and want to share their surprise pregnancy experiences.
“I got pregnant on Ozempic & was on the pill! Baby boy is due in June,” one person commented on a TikTok. “My surprise Ozempic baby is almost 4 months old and thankfully very healthy!” another wrote.
Deb Oliviara, 32, started taking Ozempic the day after Thanksgiving to lose excess weight that had been affecting her mental health. She wasn’t consistent with taking her birth control pill, but that didn’t concern her much because she has a history of unidentified fertility issues that has made it difficult to get pregnant.
Just two months after starting the medication, and the same week she hit her goal weight, Oliviara learned she was pregnant. “We were open to the idea, but definitely not trying,” she said. “It was very much a surprise and the only pregnancy, aside from my first, that didn’t come after a loss.”
This is Oliviara’s sixth pregnancy with only two living children. She has had a first trimester loss, second trimester loss and a stillbirth. Now 10 weeks along, Oliviara and her baby are healthy.
Reproductive and obesity medicine experts told USA TODAY that they’re also noticing the trend in their offices, which they say is likely happening for two reasons. First, weight loss is correcting hormonal imbalances caused by obesity and metabolic disorders and thus boosting fertility. Second, certain drugs may be reducing the efficacy of birth control pills, increasing the chances of pregnancy.”
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/health-wellness/2024/03/21/ozempic-pregnancy-weight-loss-drugs-fertility/73032645007