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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Jane Dalton

Weight-loss drugs and pregnancy, and do ‘skinny jabs’ prevent the pill working

A rising number of patients using weight-loss injections are reporting on social media they are becoming pregnant despite using contraception.

The reports have sparked fears of an unplanned-baby boom and given rise to the popular term “Ozempic babies”.

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