Hormone Therapy Enhances Tirzepatide Weight Loss in Menopause
The source discusses research indicating that postmenopausal women on hormone therapy (HT) experience significantly greater weight loss when treated with tirzepatide, an obesity medication, compared to those not on HT. This effect mirrors prior findings with semaglutide, another weight-loss drug, suggesting a synergistic interaction where HT enhances the efficacy of these medications in this demographic. […]
HT Amplifies Weight Loss With Tirzepatide in Menopause
Postmenopausal women on tirzepatide show lower weight loss than those typically seen with the obesity drug, but weight loss is increased with the use of hormone therapy. Medscape Medical News
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Postmenopausal women struggling with weight loss may find a powerful solution by combining the diabetes drug tirzepatide with menopause hormone therapy. A Mayo Clinic study revealed that this dual treatment led to significantly greater weight loss than tirzepatide alone. Women using both treatments lost 17% of their body weight on average, compared to 14% in those not using hormone therapy—and nearly half achieved dramatic 20%+ weight loss.
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