Urologist explains true reality as men report 'Ozempic penis' side effect of weight loss drug
The massive upturn in use of 'weight loss' drugs such as Ozempic might not be the only growth people are seeing when using the GLP-1 injections.
It seems as if some of the lads who have been using the medication, which is primarily used to treat Type-2 diabetes, have reported some improvements in their ding-a-lings, in a new side effect that some people are dubbing 'Ozempic penis'.
There have been plenty of people reporting some side effects that sound absolutely awful, including Jeremy Clarkson, who had to switch to Mounjaro after suffering from nausea and sickness when taking Ozempic.
Why would you use Ozempic?
Although pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk and most medical professionals have constantly reinforced the message that the drug should only be used when prescribed by a doctor to treat diabetes, celebrity use has encouraged others across the world to try it out for weight loss purposes.
It works by limiting your appetite and lowering your blood sugar, meaning you feel fuller despite eating less food, which can lead to rapid weight loss.
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Influencers are also advertising the medications on social media, often illegally, and thanks to online pharmacies, it seems easier than ever to get hold of some.
What is Ozempic penis?
Well, some blokes who have been using the drug are reporting some growth downstairs, with plenty of people on Reddit noticing the 'issue'.
In the comments, multiple site users confirmed they’d also seen positive change, which is certainly more than can be said to the less fortunate females who are using the jab.
But before you go rushing to buy some, in the hope that you can gain rather than lose as most people use the jabs for, a urologist has seemingly debunked the theory about maximising your manhood.
What is really happening?
Rather than it actually adding centimetres to your member, it seems as if the fat around the penis is actually just reducing, which gives off the illusion of things being a bit bigger - which is certainly better than nothing.
Speaking to HuffPost UK, urologist Dr Martina Ambardjieva explained: “As a urologist, I can say there’s no evidence that semaglutide (Ozempic) or other GLP-1 agonists cause actual penile tissue growth,” she shared.
“However, there is a plausible physiological explanation for why some men perceive their penis to be larger after significant weight loss.”
“When a man loses weight, particularly rapidly as with GLP-1 drugs, this fat pad shrinks, revealing more of the shaft and making the penis appear longer,” she added.
“It’s not growth, it’s exposure.”
Still, this sounds like sunshine and rainbows compared to some of the other less desirable side effects of the drug.
James Moorhouse