The preventable causes of death in the United States: comparative risk assessment of dietary, lifestyle, and metabolic risk factors
Some people may experience mild side effects, such as nausea or fatigue, especially when starting treatment
Another Lancet review confirmed that GLP-1 medications like semaglutide work best when combined with lifestyle change, including consistent movement
Adipose tissue dysfunction as determinant of obesity-associated metabolic complications
Serious but less common risks may include: Stevens-Johnson syndrome or toxic epidermal necrolysis (rare, reported with injectable use), severe allergic reactions, thyroid dysfunction, kidney dysfunction, and infection at injection/IV sites
Speichinger notes that sometimes there is a second step to the progesterone challenge, where estrogen is given first and followed by progesterone, to cause the withdrawal period