Weight loss injections have grown in popularity - including among women who want to lose weight before getting pregnant. But little is known about the impact they have on those trying to conceive.
Now a new study is looking to understand and influence the advice healthcare professionals provide about using weight loss injections before pregnancy.
Although clinical trials demonstrate that the injectable weight loss medications are effective in helping people to lose weight, they are not recommended for use during pregnancy and current research suggests they should be stopped before trying to conceive.
Working with Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust, researchers from the University of Plymouth have been awarded a National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) grant to work with women in Cornwall to find out what influences them to take the medication, and what advice they have received from healthcare professionals.
The work is co-led by
Dr Kate Maslin and
Professor Jill Shawe at the University of Plymouth.
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