Timeline management requires monitoring the landscape continuously rather than conducting an entry assessment once and moving on
Until we have larger, more definitive studies, the safest approach is still to stop GLP-1 medications before trying to conceive. The findings, however, are exactly the kind of data we need to justify properly designed prospective trials, says Lora Shahine, MD, a reproductive endocrinologist and obstetrician-gynecologist at PNWF IVY Fertility Center in Bellevue, Washington, and host of the Brave and Curious podcast
81,82 Because GABA is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system, this upregulation of GABAergic neurons is postulated to be responsible, at least in part, for the neurocognitive manifestations of HE
The litigation involves claims that GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs including Ozempic, Wegovy, Saxenda, and Trulicity caused patients to develop non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION), a serious eye condition that can result in sudden and permanent vision loss
Otherwise, serious adverse events were reported in ~6% of participants and were evenly distributed across tirzepatide and placebo groups