birth control

huskies1 · 12-04-2007, 03:30 PM

Aren't there some very common birth control pills that doctors have found sometimes treat acne rather well? It seems to me that if your acne has a hormonal basis this can help a woman treat acne.

dollar_earner · 12-06-2007, 07:00 PM

I don't know about this. If there is any birth control pills that will help prevent acne, I will recommend it to my friends. I will research about it in google and wil know more about it.

Jen · 12-07-2007, 12:49 AM

A couple. One really popular one that I see on commercials all of the time is the Yasmin. My doctor wanted to put me on it, but I don't want to experience any of the side effects and breast cancer runs HIGH in our family on both sides. No thanks to birth control for me.

kmic04 · 12-07-2007, 04:15 PM

Yes birth control in a certain dose is sometimes used for treatment of acne. I have to agree that I don't think it is worth the side effects to try it.

sijuso · 02-20-2008, 06:33 PM

I am 43 and still having chronic acne. I just went on Yaz (been on it 8 days now) and it seems to be having a positive effect: fewer, smaller, more superficial break outs. I was on Yasmin several years ago (which didn't work for me at all, nor did 2 courses of Accutante). I was prescribed the Yaz to treat some pre-menapausal symptoms and really had no expectations that anything, at this late point, would help my skin. I am cautiously optimistic, though. I'll have to report back after a month.

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12-06-2007, 07:00 PM	#2 (permalink)
dollar_earner Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 25	I don't know about this. If there is any birth control pills that will help prevent acne, I will recommend it to my friends. I will research about it in google and wil know more about it.

12-07-2007, 12:49 AM	#3 (permalink)
Jen Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 15	A couple. One really popular one that I see on commercials all of the time is the Yasmin. My doctor wanted to put me on it, but I don't want to experience any of the side effects and breast cancer runs HIGH in our family on both sides. No thanks to birth control for me.

12-07-2007, 04:15 PM	#4 (permalink)
kmic04 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 50	Yes birth control in a certain dose is sometimes used for treatment of acne. I have to agree that I don't think it is worth the side effects to try it.

02-20-2008, 06:33 PM	#5 (permalink)
sijuso Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 1	I am 43 and still having chronic acne. I just went on Yaz (been on it 8 days now) and it seems to be having a positive effect: fewer, smaller, more superficial break outs. I was on Yasmin several years ago (which didn't work for me at all, nor did 2 courses of Accutante). I was prescribed the Yaz to treat some pre-menapausal symptoms and really had no expectations that anything, at this late point, would help my skin. I am cautiously optimistic, though. I'll have to report back after a month.