Woman who spent years battling infertility because of her weight turns to Ozempic

A 43-year-old woman who spent years battling infertility because of her weight has turned to Ozempic to help fulfill her dream of becoming a mother.

Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh, who lives in Los Angeles, had endured three unsuccessful pregnancies back-to-back when her doctor advised her to consider IVF.

But because she had a body mass index of 40 at the time, which is classed as obese, specialists considered it to be a ‘hurdle.’

The digital strategist turned to Ozempic – a drug originally intended as a Type 2 diabetes treatment – in a bid to lose weight and within the first month alone had shed 20 pounds.

Wynter (pictured in 2022) had always struggled with her weight and was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome – which can cause issues with hormones and metabolism – at age 17

The digital strategist turned to Ozempic (stock image) – a drug originally intended as a Type 2 diabetes treatment – in a bid to lose weight and within the first month alone had shed 20 pounds

Wynter had always struggled with her weight and was diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome – which can cause issues with hormones and metabolism – at age 17.

She learnt to embrace her curves, but conceiving remained an issue. 

Heartbreakingly, she told Cosmopolitan that she was forced to undergo ‘three medically necessary abortions of very wanted babies in just 18 months.’ 

The content creator went online to share her frustrations on Facebook in a group for women over 40 who were trying to get pregnant.

And she was quickly flooded with responses with many suggesting that she try Ozempic – a treatment using the drug semaglutide which suppresses appetite to trigger weight loss. 

Wynter, who has insulin resistance which mimics pre-diabetic symptoms, was easily able to get a prescription that was covered by her health insurance.

She began administering the drug in July 2022 and told the publication: ‘Taking Ozempic allowed me to reset my relationship with my body and focus on taking care of it.’

Speaking about the success, she has since told Today: ‘Within a month, I dropped 20 pounds and it was marvelous. I couldn’t believe it. I hadn’t lost that much weight since I was in my mid-30s. 

The content creator went online to share her frustrations on Facebook in a group for women over 40 who were trying to get pregnant

She and partner Allan have since been able to have five embryos successfully retrieved since beginning their IVF journey

‘I just said, this is a way forward. This is going to get me to the finish line.

‘If I got down to a weight that was reasonable for me to be seen, which seemed like it was a BMI of under 35 for all of these specialists, then there would be no question at this point. 

‘I would have a successful stimulation and a successful retrieval.’

To date, Wynter has lost 50 pounds with her BMI reading dropping to 33.

She and partner Allan have since been able to have five embryos successfully retrieved.

Wynter is hoping to stay on Ozempic until she loses 30 more pounds to ensure she is in the best position possible to have an embryo placed later this year.