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☆ ‘Ozempic babies’: What the science says on whether GLP-1s lead to surprise pregnancies, and their safety if they do
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Mira Cheng | Meg Tirrell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

“I was depressed, severely depressed for that whole time.”Five months earlier, in October 2022, Bentley had started taking Mounjaro for weight loss. Ozempic uses the active ingredient semaglutide, and Wegovy is the version approved for weight loss. Mounjaro uses tirzepatide, which also targets a second hormone called GIP, and Zepbound is its brand name for weight loss. Safety in pregnancyEven as GLP-1 medicines may increase fertility, little is known about their safety during pregnancy. “It’s kind of like heart failure or sleep apnea,” he said, referring to conditions for which GLP-1 drugs have recently shown positive results.

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☆ A woman who lost 105 pounds shares two things that made eating healthy and exercising regularly easier
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Rachel Hosie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Megan Tjelle lost 55 pounds by walking and eating healthy in a calorie deficit. Tjelle had started a demanding career, and working night shifts as a nurse made it hard to develop healthy eating and exercise habits. Her plantar fasciitis, which she initially put down to her work, eased when she lost weight. As Tjelle lost weight, she gained confidence and could feel herself getting fitter as she was able to exercise more. AdvertisementAlthough her appetite dropped, she continued eating healthy meals and ensured she was consuming enough protein to help her hold on to muscle while losing fat.

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☆ Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, linked with cognitive decline, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-31 | by ( Kristen Rogers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Polycystic ovary syndrome, known as PCOS, has long been known for symptoms such as missed periods or excess body hair. Polycystic ovary syndrome refers to symptoms related to a hormonal imbalance in people assigned female at birth. “Our results suggest that people with this condition have lower memory and thinking skills and subtle brain changes at midlife. The findings highlight “potential cognitive vulnerabilities in women with PCOS, though it’s important to know that these are cognitive weaknesses, not impairments,” Maki said. For one, the study showed an association between PCOS and cognitive decline, but didn’t prove that the condition causes cognitive decline, the authors said.

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☆ 5 supplements for PCOS an ObGyn recommends to her patients
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Serafina Kenny | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewAn ObGyn shared the supplements that she recommends to her patients to ease the symptoms of polycystic ovarian syndrome . People with PCOS may have small cysts on their ovaries, irregular periods, insulin resistance , excess hair growth, and infertility. Which supplements are most appropriate depends on the PCOS symptoms a patient has, she said. Inositol supplements are thought to restore the correct ratio of inositols in the body, helping to reverse some of the signs and symptoms of PCOS. Haydanek said that recent studies have suggested that inositol is as effective in treating insulin resistance in PCOS patients as metformin, the "current gold standard."

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☆ I'm the first plus-sized woman to compete at Miss Universe and I made the top 20. My story is changing society's standards.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-02 | by ( Anneta Konstantinides | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Miss Nepal Jane Dipika Garrett is the first plus-sized woman to compete and place at Miss Universe. AdvertisementThis as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Jane Dipika Garrett, who represented Nepal at Miss Universe in November. That moment really, really inspired me. Then I saw the Miss Universe Nepal application was open and I was inspired to try it. AdvertisementAfter Miss Universe, I've gotten so many messages from people who said they were inspired by me.

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☆ Blockbuster weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are being tested to treat addiction and dementia
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-07 | by ( Karen Gilchrist | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Weight loss drugs are being assessed for their ability to treat conditions like dementia and addiction after a landmark study showed that Wegovy helped reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes. Late-stage trial data released last month by Novo Nordisk indicated that its Wegovy weight loss injection led to "large reductions" in heart failure-related symptoms among at-risk patients. A treatment for drug and alcohol abuseHendershot is one researcher investigating whether the appetite-regulating mechanisms at play in weight loss drugs could be used to treat other conditions such as alcohol and drug addiction. Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly 's Mounjaro work by imitating a naturally occurring gut hormone that helps regulate appetite in the brain, ultimately leading to weight loss. Implications for reward signalingAdditional possible use cases for weight loss drugs could exacerbate the hurdles already faced by patients using them, however: high costs and supply shortages.

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☆ Opinion: Hitting the gym or going to yoga? Your workout clothes could be doing more harm than you realize
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-16 | by ( Opinion Alden Wicker | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +13 min

BPA is an endocrine disruptor, meaning that it mimics or interferes with the body’s hormones. It governs weight management and your energy levels, not to mention your skin’s appearance and your ability to fend off illness. Others have tried to argue that some of the chemicals in clothing fell within the legal and regulatory limits. The signs that something is very, very wrong with our reproductive health and endocrine systems are myriad. After all, you might be undoing the benefits of hitting the gym every day when your workout clothes could be doing so much damage to your health.

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☆ Peppy provides employees with personalized care for gender-based health conditions. Check out the 9-slide deck used to raise $45 million.
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-11 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The startup offers personalized consultations for gender-based health issues as an employee benefit. London-based Peppy has raised a $45 million Series B from AlbionVC to bring its employee benefits platform to the US. Peppy's app provides live chats and one-to-one consultations with specialists, so users can get personalized advice in real time. Peppy's app offers employees live consultations with specialists. Peppy has now partnered with some of the biggest health insurers in the UK, such as Axa Health and Vitality.

☆ Apple made a big move into women’s health just as startups go through a funding winter. 4 health investors and founders predict who’ll survive.
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-07 | by ( Riddhi Kanetkar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

The tech giant's moves into women's health coincides with a funding winter for startups in the sector. Insider spoke to VCs about the challenges and opportunities this creates for women's health startups. When Apple rolled out the Apple Watch Series 8 in September this year, it cemented its growing footprint in the global women's health market. The aim is to give consumers a more consolidated view of their health data, an Apple representative said — but it's a step that could spell trouble for women's health startups. Funding into women's health has taken a dipThe tech giant's gradual monopoly over health data comes at a time when its apparent competitors — consumer women's health startups — are feeling the tech downturn.

☆ Hailey Bieber says she has an ovarian cyst that’s ‘the size of an apple’
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-29 | by ( Lisa Respers France | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Hailey Bieber is once again trying to make it clear that she is not pregnant. The model, entrepreneur and wife of Justin Bieber took to the Instagram stories portion of her verified Instagram account to disclose a health condition that has caused her discomfort. “I have a cyst on my ovary the size of an apple,” Bieber wrote, sharing a photo of her bare stomach. Bieber has dodged speculation over the years that she and her superstar singer husband are expecting a child, which she has consistently denied. “It’s painful and achey and makes me feel nauseous and bloated and crampy and emotional,” she wrote.

And Black women are often in their late 30s or early 40s when they start, older on average than white women. Black women are also twice as likely as white women to have fertility challenges, according to a 2008 study in Fertility and Sterility. He suggested that insurance coverage, awareness of the “biological clock” and partners’ attitudes toward fertility treatment may all play a role. Regina Townsend via Broken Brown Egg‘The myth assigned to us’National data identifying racial disparities in fertility care only recently became available when Seifer published his 2007 study. Doctors’ lack of knowledge about racial disparities in fertility treatment doesn’t surprise Townsend.

An earlier study in adults showed that the drug did indeed help with weight loss. “We’ve entered the phase where we are seeing the kind of weight loss where teens come to us in tears. In addition to the weight loss, the drug reduced some cardiovascular risk factors, including waist circumference and bad cholesterol. As it turns out, even when people get weight loss surgery, “three years out, there is significant weight gain,” Li said. When a weight loss drug like this is prescribed to patients, that shouldn’t be the end of things, Li said.

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