Our country already has nine ‘Ozempic babies’. Getting undesirable pregnant appears to be one of the possible side effects of slimming agents such as Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro. Are there any other unexpected disadvantages? And do the benefits of the medicines outweigh this? “Operations for which you are put asleep can be risky if you take such a slimming agent,” says endocrinologist Bart van der Schueren (UZ Leuven).

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