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More significantly, RA patients already on DMARDs (disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) who added a GLP-1 agonist had fewer disease flares than those on DMARDs alone

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Heres your action plan: Step 1: Stop the medication immediately As soon as you see that positive pregnancy test Dont wait for a doctors appointment to stop Dont take one more dose while you figure things out Stop today Step 2: Call your prescribing doctor The doctor who prescribed your GLP-1 needs to know Theyll document when you stopped and your last dose They may need to transition you to alternative medications (if using GLP-1 for diabetes) Step 3: Contact your OB/GYN or schedule first prenatal visit Schedule appointment within 1-2 weeks Bring documentation: medication name, dose, start date, last injection date Your OB/GYN will establish appropriate monitoring plan They may recommend earlier or additional ultrasounds Step 4: Dont panicseriously These medications havent been clearly linked to birth defects in the limited human data we have so far, but we also dont have enough high-quality studies to say theyre definitely safe

She cares for patients at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital and also is a professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine