Side effects, contraindications, and what to discuss with your provider before starting
Who Should Use Caution and When to Contact Your Provider Patients with a personal history of pancreatitis, medullary thyroid cancer, multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2, or severe dehydration should avoid GLP-1 therapy or use it only under close specialist supervision
Monitor your urine color as a hydration indicator
Crucially, unlike metformin, BBR exhibits a direct anti-androgenic effect by inhibiting the expression of key steroidogenic enzymes (CYP17A1, StAR) and suppressing Aldo-Keto Reductase (AKR1C3) activity in ovarian theca cells [77,78,79]
For now, there is no clear evidence that Ozempic causes flare-ups or progression of ulcerative colitis, but the lack of large-scale data means patients should proceed carefully and under close medical supervision