Move over, “Ozempic itch.” A new side effect is raising alarm among experts, and it goes well beyond the physical effects associated with weight-loss drugs.
Medical experts warn that getting jabs of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist drugs, more commonly known as GLP-1s, may lead to separation or divorce.
A 2022 study found that married patients who underwent bariatric surgery were more than twice as likely to divorce compared to the general public. The study’s results also indicated a possible connection between greater weight loss and higher divorce rates among participants.
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