Increases fertility

Weight loss injections also bring us “Ozempic babies”

"Weight loss injections" apparently lead to an increase in pregnancies - not only in the USA, but also here in Germany. Expert Alexandra Kautzky-Willer from MedUni Vienna knows why this is the case.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/stock.adobe.com)

"Weight loss injections" are apparently increasing the number of pregnancies - not only in the USA, but also here in Austria. Expert Alexandra Kautzky-Willer from MedUni Vienna knows why this is the case.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/stock.adobe.com)

"Weight loss injections" are apparently increasing the number of pregnancies - not only in the USA, but also here in Austria. Expert Alexandra Kautzky-Willer from MedUni Vienna knows why this is the case.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/stock.adobe.com)

"Weight loss injections" are apparently increasing the number of pregnancies - not only in the USA, but also here in Austria. Expert Alexandra Kautzky-Willer from MedUni Vienna knows why this is the case.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/stock.adobe.com)

It doesn't necessarily make women slim: "slimming injections" such as "Ozempic" also promote fertility. Studies have now shown this. In the USA, there is already talk of a wave of "Ozempic babies". But it's not just there that pregnancies are on the increase - here in Germany too. 

The first suspicions came to light some time ago: Women were becoming pregnant after using "Ozempic" and co. The individual cases became noticeably more frequent - in the meantime, there are already separate topic groups on social media about "Pregnant with Ozemptic". But what is actually behind it?