While weight loss is achievable, weight maintenance remains a lifetime challenge ( A new generation of anti-obesity medications (AOMs) has revolutionized the way obesity is treated, enabling most patients to lose 10-20% of their body weight
Similarly, in the REWIND (Researching cardiovascular Events with a Weekly INcretin in Diabetes) CVOT, an exploratory mediation analysis suggested that HbA1c reduction accounted for approximately 50% of the beneficial effects of dulaglutide on stroke [21]
Mechanistic Advantages Single GLP-1 receptor agonists primarily promote weight loss through appetite suppression and delayed gastric emptying, leading to reduced caloric intake
These data, which they're working to gather now, would help contextualize whether there are any benefits of using the drugs to lose weight prior to conception, even if you then have to come off the drugs during pregnancy
Individual responses vary based on sensitivity, dose level, and other factors