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SynthesisEndocrine2026

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and GLP-1 receptor agonist timing: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Davide Pisani, Driul Lorenza, Mario Fordellone, Antonio Cerillo, Maria Fatigati, Petra Hanulíková, Alessandra Mariniello, Pasquale De Franciscis, Lucia Pasquini, Marco La Verde

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Davide PisaniDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Driul LorenzaClinic of Obstetrics and Gynecology, "Santa Maria della Misericordia" University Hospital, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria Friuli Centrale, Udine, 33100, Italy.
Mario FordelloneMedical Statistics Unit, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy.
Antonio CerilloDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Maria FatigatiDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Petra HanulíkováInstitute for the Care of Mother and Child, Third Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic.
Alessandra MarinielloDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Pasquale De FranciscisDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy.
Lucia PasquiniFetal Medicine Unit, Department for Woman and Child Health, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Marco La VerdeDepartment of Woman, Child and General and Specialized Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecology Unit, University of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli", Naples, Italy. marco.laverde@unicampania.it.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6071-0245

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Abstract

purposeGlucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity, may improve metabolic health before conception. However, their association to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) after periconceptional or early pregnancy exposure remains unknown.

methodsWe performed a meta-analysis to investigating association between GLP-1 RAs preconception or first trimester of gestation exposure and HDP risk. Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials databases, ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, Scopus, and EMBASE databases were searched from inception through December 15, 2025. All eligible studies were observational cohorts. Case reports, reviews, editorials, and studies that lacked HDP data were excluded. We pooled odds ratios with 95% confidence intervals using a random-effects Mantel-Haenszel model. ROBINS-I tool was used to evaluate risk of bias.

resultsOf 75 records identified, 3 retrospective cohort studies met inclusion criteria with 10,880 pregnancies (4942 exposed to GLP-1 RAs and 5938 unexposed). All the studies were conducted in the United States between 2014-2025 and evaluated the semaglutide, liraglutide, dulaglutide, tirzepatide, exenatide, lixisenatide, and albiglutide exposure. Two studies showed a lower HDP risks among exposed pregnant, whereas one study found a higher risk. In the pooled analysis, GLP-1 RA exposure showed a HDP risk with an OR 0.91 (OR 0.91, CI 0.57-1.47) with no statistical significance.

conclusionPericonceptional or first-trimester exposure to GLP-1 RAs are not significantly associated with HDP risk. This available evidence is limited and indicating the need for large prospective studies to establish a possible association between GLP-1 RAs are not significantly associated with HDP risk.

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Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsHypertension, Pregnancy-InducedHypoglycemic AgentsExenatideFemaleGlucagon-Like PeptidesHumansLiraglutidePregnancyPregnancy Trimester, FirstSemaglutideTirzepatideExenatideGlucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor AgonistsGlucagon-Like PeptidesHypoglycemic AgentsLiraglutideSemaglutideTirzepatideGestational hypertensionGLP-1 receptor agonistsHypertensive disorders of pregnancyMaternal obesityPreconception carePreeclampsia

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PMCPMC13427886

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