Genes 10 , 236 (2019)
After about five months of the weight-loss injections alongside the diabetes drug metformin, Christina had lost 60 pounds, she said, "and my whole life changed." Her heart rate slowed, breathing became easier, and she could complete tasks that used to exhaust her, even small ones like putting on socks
Diet-induced obese (DIO) C57BL/6 J male mice were purchased from Jackson Laboratory (#380050, Bar Harbor, ME) at 16 weeks of age
Most commonly, dermatologists provide injections three times a week initially and once a week afterward to maintain the response
Adam Evans, MD, a reproductive endocrinology and infertility specialist at University Hospitals, shares more about these possibilities to help people make informed, confident decisions about their fertility plans and how they may intersect with their weight loss goals