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Countless women are sharing their stories of unexpected pregnancies, dubbed “Ozempic babies,” on social media due to the popular obesity drug’s rising effect on conception. Dr. Jody Dushay, a physician at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and an assistant professor at Harvard Medical School, said the effect of early exposure on the fetus is unknown because these medicines haven’t been studied in people who are pregnant. She recommends women stop taking these types of drugs at least two months before trying to get pregnant, as directed in their prescribing information. Both medications, Ozem…

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