Authors say the intervention warrants evaluation in a randomized controlled trial

Disparities greatest among younger adults and almost entirely explained by social risk factors

One-third report they were not offered the treatment option

Semaglutide use associated with increased risk for NAION at the two-, three-, and four-year time point from the index date

Family history, urinary tract infection, parental death, and male sex significantly increase the odds

Results indicate preservation of sexual function

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Primary care behavioral counseling interventions to support breastfeeding have a moderate net benefit