As use of drugs for weight loss spikes among teens, data shows girls are using them most

The fact that girls battle hormonal and insulin-related conditions like PCOS, which the medications are proving to be able to treat, is one reason they are being prescribed more, according to Melanie Cree, Sophia’s doctor, [associate professor of pediatrics at CU School of Medicine,] and a pediatric endocrinologist [and director, Multi-Disciplinary PCOS Clinic] at Children’s Hospital Colorado.