Ozempic users are getting pregnant despite being on birth control

Women on weight loss medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro are finding themselves pregnant, despite in many cases being on birth control or previously having fertility issues.

On Facebook groups, TikTok and Reddit threads, women with “Ozempic babies” are gathering to share their stories, according to a report in USA Today. “I got pregnant on Ozempic and was on the pill! Baby boy is due in June,” one woman commented on a TikTok. While these pregnancies were unplanned or unexpected, for many of the women speaking out, it was a pleasant surprise.

32-year-old Deb Oliviara told USA Today that she fell pregnant two months after starting Ozempic, even though she was taking the pill at the time. As she had a history of fertility issues, she wasn’t concerned about getting pregnant. “We were open to the idea, but definitely not trying. It was very much a surprise and the only pregnancy, aside from my first, that didn’t come after a loss,“ she said. This is the sixth time she has been pregnant; she had previously experienced two miscarriages and one stillbirth.