Forma companies are bringing new medicines in the market to get rid of obesity. The Indian market currently has 2 medicines to lose weight and manage diabetes. The first is Mounzaro (Tirjeetide) launched by American pharmaceutical company Eli Lily and the second Denmark’s Forma company Novo Nordisk, Vagovi (Semaglutide) launched by Novo Nordisk. Both these drugs can be prescribed during treatment to obesity or overweight adults in India.
Given the good results of the data that came out of these claims, people with overweight can get help and doctors also believe that it can now change the situation of obesity, especially women. Because PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome), infertility and menopause struggle with many problems due to obesity in women. Learn about how they can help them with the arrival of this medicine.
1 out of 3 women complain of obesity
According to gynecologist Dr. Rishma Pai, about 1 out of 3 women in India suffer from obesity. Obesity is not just a matter of appearance, it is ABCD: Adiposity Based Chronic Disease (Obese -related chronic disease). These include health problems like diabetes, high blood pressure, infertility, sleep apnea, arthritis and even some cancer of the uterus. However, women become difficult to lose weight from adolescence to menopause, due to hormonal imbalance and due to this their weight is not maintained.
PCOS and Weight
Dr. Pai says that she has seen many women battling irregular menstruation, pimples, hair and weight gain and all these are symptoms of PCOS. The sad thing is that till now we had very little to give treatment to these young women. The medicines that used to come earlier, they barely helped them to lose 2-3 kg. Even if someone reduces his 5 percent weight, their symptoms can be reduced.
‘When women struggling with these diseases also reduce even a little weight, their periods become normal, eggs are well released and in many cases their fertility improves without the need of any other drugs.’
‘Many women bring 85 kg weight to my clinic and they want to do family planning. If they are pregnant with this weight, then after pregnancy, their weight will exceed 100 kg. With this, they can also be at risk of diabetes, high blood pressure and many things.
Weight loss medicines and women
Dr. Pi believes, ‘Medicines like Semaglutide (Vegovi) are not magical treatment but they can help in losing weight. However, these medicines should be used in full caution, care. Weight -loss drugs can be used before pregnancy so that women can help in losing weight, health and then healthy delivery. Then about 1 month before planning pregnancy, the medicine should be stopped.