Here at Hormone Health Center in Westernport, we specialize in providing semaglutide injections and other cutting-edge therapies for sustainable weight loss and better health. With over a decade of experience helping patients achieve their goals, our team of compassionate medical experts is excited to highlight the benefits of semaglutide and how it can transform lives when combined with lifestyle changes.
Semaglutide is an injectable prescription medication originally approved for type 2 diabetes treatment. More recently, a specific semaglutide formulation called Wegovy was approved by the FDA for chronic weight management in obese or overweight adults with at least one weight-related condition.
There are a few ways that semaglutide is thought to enhance weight loss:
Together, these effects make it easier to follow a reduced-calorie meal plan, supporting safe, effective weight loss over weeks and months of treatment.
What sets semaglutide apart from other prescription weight loss drugs is its ability to deliver >15% body weight reduction on average, which exceeds most alternatives. The effects also seem to be durable over time with continued use. For these reasons, semaglutide represents an exciting new option for those struggling with obesity.
While results vary, semaglutide may be a good fit if you:
Our clinicians will verify your candidacy during an initial semaglutide weight loss consult here at Hormone Health Center. We believe a comprehensive, compassionate approach offers the best results.
Semaglutide, like any medication, has both potential benefits and risks to discuss with your provider.
Some advantages of semaglutide therapy include:
With lifestyle support, semaglutide can help patients finally achieve lasting results.
While often mild, possible side effects of note include:
We'll provide tips to manage through temporary effects and closely monitor your progress on semaglutide. Please let us know about any concerning or persistent issues promptly.
If you decide semaglutide is right for your weight loss journey after a comprehensive exam and lab testing, our streamlined process makes it simple to start.
Before administering your first semaglutide injection, we will:
When beginning semaglutide therapy, it is important to ramp up slowly from a low to high maintenance dosage over 5-7 weeks allowing your body to adjust and reduce gastrointestinal effects.
A typical schedule may be:
Some patients may benefit from an even more gradual escalation, which we'll personalize.
You should plan to visit our Westernport clinic around 4 and 12 weeks after reaching full semaglutide dosage, then at least quarterly thereafter. We'll review:
Follow-ups help ensure you continue losing weight safely while receiving ongoing lifestyle counseling. Please let us know if any issues come up in between appointments as well.
While semaglutide can substantially advance weight loss goals, optimal, long-term success requires adopting healthy eating and activity habits. That's why Hormone Health Center provides comprehensive support.
Taking advantage of semaglutide's effects to dull hunger and promote quick satiety requires consuming lower-calorie meals with:
Developing sustainable dietary changes is crucial, and we'll provide plans tailored to your preferences to make it easier.
Along with adjusting food intake, building cardio and muscle-strengthening exercise routines helps ensure calories stay lower than needed to maintain weight. Our team can suggest realistic activities you enjoy that get your body moving more. Even light walking provides benefits.
We also address the emotional side of weight loss. Ongoing positive reinforcement, counseling for food relationships, addressing setbacks constructively, building self-confidence, and using tools like food journals help create lifelong change. We're here for complete support.
If you're looking for personalized semaglutide treatment with proven medical supervision, Hormone Health Center in Westernport stands ready to guide your weight loss transformation.
With deep roots in the community, our clinicians have spent years perfecting prescriptive semaglutide protocols and have witnessed life-changing results firsthand. We've worked with numerous insurers to make solutions affordable as well.
Rather than taking a cookie-cutter approach, we'll design a tailored medication regimen, diet strategy, and fitness goals around your needs for the highest efficacy. No two journeys are identical at Hormone Health Center.
Our friendly doctors and nurse practitioners encourage open communication while vigilantly monitoring your health during semaglutide treatment. We're always a phone call away and provide urgent in-office care when necessary too.
We know the weight loss process can be emotional. We work to make Hormone Health Center a welcoming space where you'll only discover non-biased support and positivity around your transformation.
