Disordered Endocrine System After Taking Weight-Loss Pills Postpartum
She Lost Weight After Childbirth but Disrupted Her Endocrine System Among a group of overweight individuals, Ms. Lu, with her relatively slim figure, stood out strikingly. Was she also a patient at the obesity clinic? Ms. Lu shared her concerns: three months ago, she weighed 180 pounds. Desperate to shed the weight, she resorted to haphazard weight-loss methods, only to find her endocrine system thrown into disarray, with her menstrual cycle absent for three months. At 26 years old, Ms. Lu’s weight had surged from 103 pounds before pregnancy to 180 pounds during it. Six months ago, she safely gave birth, and her weight dropped slightly. She had hoped to slim down naturally afterward, but three months later, her weight rebounded to around 180 pounds. Out of options, Ms. Lu turned to weight-loss pills and extreme dieting—eating just an apple for lunch and two bananas for dinner. Following online weight-loss gurus, she even gave up her favorite dried tofu. In three months, she did...