Weight-loss drugs stifled their sex life. Could it bounce back?

Weight-loss drugs stifled their sex life. Could it bounce back?

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January 18, 2026

Jeanne expected her body to change when she started taking the weight-loss drug Zepbound. But nobody told her it would also upend her marriage.

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