Iron deficiency anemia deserves separate consideration even if ferritin is technically "normal." Autoimmune conditions, including alopecia areata and lupus, can present with hair loss
She decided to take it to lose weight after her fertility doctor told her weight loss would be helpful for in-vitro fertilization
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GLP1 medications sit at the intersection of science, public health and lived experience, an area where university expertise can help clarify misconceptions and promote informed decisionmaking
A good example is a review published in 2003 in Endocrine Reviews , in which the authors note the importance of [growth hormone] and IGF systems in normal skin homeostasis. They specifically mention the role that growth hormone plays in collagen synthesis and the effect that IGF has on skin cell proliferation
No wonder they ate less, but evidently the degree of gastrointestinal discomfort did not correlate with how much less they ate