Patients with pre-existing conditions such as cardiovascular disease, kidney impairment, or diabetes should have a lower threshold for seeking advice
Many of our patients come to us when they are wanting to clear their skin of acne, hyperpigmentation, and also if they are interested in brightening and/or lighting their skin a bit
Since disease prevalence affects sensitivity, specificity, PPV, and NPV, IGF-1 is not a useful screening test in a patient population with low prevalence of GHD
DIC 8(4):119 Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Davies M, Van Gaal LF, Kandler K, Konakli K et al (2022) Weight regain and cardiometabolic effects after withdrawal of semaglutide: the STEP 1 trial extension
The titration schedule exists for biological reasons, not as a suggestion