Dr. Kathleen Jordon and I sat down to discuss the two most commonly prescribed GLP- 1 Inhibitors: Semaglutide (Ozempic™) and Terzepatide (Mounjaro™)

What are GLP1 Inhibitors?
How GLP-1 Inhibitors
Who is a GOOD CANDIDATE to take a GLP-1 Inhibitor
Who is NOT a GOOD CANDIDATE based on medical conditions
Other HEALTH BENEFITS from taking a GLP1 Inhibitor besides weight loss
The COST of the drugs?
INSURANCE coverage?
When it is OK to get a GLP 1 inhibitor from a COMPOUNDING pharmacy
What are the problems with some compounding pharmacy
How well these drugs work
Potential side effects
What happens with the medicine is stopped
The best approach to maintaining a healthy weight once the DRUG is STOPPED
What is on the horizon as far as new GLP1 drugs
If it is possible to be obese and healthy
The differences between the different GLP-1 drugs
If any doctor can prescribe these drugs

Dr. Kathleen Jordan, Midi’s Chief Medical Officer, is a board certified internist who spent decades working within the traditional healthcare system before branching out into digital health, leveraging innovative technology to care for patients in a more human way. In addition to treating women with obesity, Dr. Jordon is an expert in the management of menopause in women who are complex due to medical problems, menopause problems.
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Lauren Streicher, MD is a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, and the founding medical director of the Northwestern Medicine Center for Sexual Medicine and Menopause. She is a certified menopause practitioner of the North American Menopause Society.

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