The best birth control options while taking GLP-1s include: IUDs (Mirena, Kyleena, Skyla, Liletta, Paragard) Depo-Provera (the shot) NuvaRing (vaginal ring) Birth control patch (Xulane, Twirla) Nexplanon (arm implant) These are all set-it-and-forget-it options, which is ideal when you're on a medication that might affect oral contraceptives
However, clinicians today rely on a growing body of GLP-1 thyroid cancer human data to guide counseling and risk assessment
Funding This research was supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (2021M701420), Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation (2022A1515110021), Guangzhou Science and Technology Projects Foundation (202201020002), Scientific Research Project of Guangdong TCM Bureau (20221105), Guangdong Medical Research Foundation (A2022214)
Scientists have identified variants in the gene coding for the enzyme PAM (peptidyl-glycine alpha-amidating monooxygenase) that appears to cause GLP-1 resistance