hormone
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Semaglutide is a GLP-1 drug, which works by mimicking a gut hormone to reduce appetite, make people feel full sooner when eating and slow the rate of food leaving the stomach for the intestine.
Some will get panels of blood tests that examine everything from hormone levels to thyroid and liver function.
They are new drugs - which mimic GLP-1, a natural hormone that regulates hunger - and the potential side effects from using them in the long term are only just beginning to emerge.
From BBC
I was equally forthright about starting my first egg-freezing cycle, unsure how I’d respond to all the hormones I was set to inject.
From Los Angeles Times
They can provide medication to patients, including hormones, but they do not carry out surgery.
From BBC
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