And let me just say, sometimes we'll try hormone replacement therapy and we're doing lifestyle and it's still not working, and that's when we'll be like, okay, maybe we should consider a GLP one
That means that the medication goes just under the surface of your skin into the fatty tissue, as opposed to muscle
Hormonal shifts influence serotonin, cortisol, and energy regulation
The medication requires an eight-week washout before conception, and meaningful weight loss typically takes 1624 weeks to achieve meaning youd stop treatment just as it reaches peak effectiveness
Some individuals retain a mild preference for sweets despite GLP-1 therapy, particularly if they carry genetic variants associated with stronger hedonic (reward-based) eating patterns