WOMEN on fat jabs must take effective contraception, health chiefs have warned for the first time.

It comes amid claims of an ‘ Ozempic baby boom ’ - with more women becoming pregnant while using weight-loss injections like Wegovy and Mounjaro.

To date, the Medicines and Healthcare products Agency (MHRA) has received more than 40 pregnancy-related reports involving the jabs, with women online raising fears after discovering they’re pregnant while taking the drugs.

Now, top doctors say the drugs must not be used during pregnancy, while trying to conceive or breastfeeding, over fears they could lead to miscarriage or birth defects .

The MHRA said today: “This is because there is not enough safety data to know whether taking the medicine could cause harm to the baby.”

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