Carry a comprehensive letter from your prescriber naming the active ingredient (semaglutide or tirzepatide), dosage, and medical necessity
These data were first presented by Nakul Ganju, MD, of Howard University Hospital, Washington, DC, at the 2026 Crohns and Colitis Congress on Friday, January 23, 2026, in Las Vegas, Nevada
Before diving into the causes, lets clarify what a false-positive pregnancy test is
Brown E, Wilding JPH, Barber TM, Alam U, Cuthbertson DJ (2019) Weight loss variability with SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists in type 2 diabetes mellitus and obesity: mechanistic possibilities
PCOS itself, along with insulin resistance, dyslipidemia, and hypertension (all common in PCOS), may qualify as weight-related comorbidities that lower the BMI threshold