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Hormone therapy supercharges tirzepatide, unleashing major weight loss after menopause


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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