Question by zack: What causes acne, and is there alternative treatments than pills?
What causes acne? Is there other treatments other than pills on the market that works 100% effective. Is there any laser treatments out there that can treat the cause of acne?

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I want to know the benefits to the pill. I am thirteen, and don’t need protection. I want to know more about it’s other uses. The ones I think I know of are as follow:

treats and prevents acne
(and my friend claims it helps her with her period, helps to calm her hormones, and possibly is helping with her anxiety and stress)
Are mine right? Do you have any others?
Thanks!

I was on minovral 21′s for 13 years. I am 26 years old and never had any medical problems during that time. I went off in August and now, in March have not had my period yet, not even any spotting. I have been pretty miserable besides that with a bunch of weird symptoms that I had never had before including: heartburn, indigestion, bloating, pressure in my chest, night sweats, hot flashes, insomnia, and anxiety, lack of ANY sex drive, acne….
Wondering if any or all of these could be linked to me coming off those pills?
ps, have been doing regular pregnacy tests so I’m defenitly not preggers!!

I started taking Ortho Cyclen last week. Does anyone have any experience with this particular pill? I got it because it’s supposed to clear up acne, and stimulate breast growth. Of course, pregnancy prevention was my first and main concern.

I just started using Ortho-Cyclen. What are some of your personal experiences with this birth control pill? Was it an effective form of pregnancy prevention? Did it clear up existing acne? I’m also concerned with the breast enlargement side effect. Any thoughts or input is greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Why do some birth control pills actually cause acne in some women? i read that all of them are SUPPOSED to help acne because they suppress androgens…im confused.

I don’t know of anyone who wants to try this. It just popped into my head a minute ago when I was answering a question. I guess the real core question would be is there a difference between the causes of acne in men and women and what are they?

Headache, exhausted, stomach hurts….which could be causing it? They’re supposedly ok to take together. Is it just my body trying to get used to them? Klonopin is anti anxiety and Solodyn is an antibiotic used for acne.

Thanks.

Some people want to enjoy their intimacy of their life but one of the ways is to consume birth control pills. However, people believe that taking birth control pills will help to control acne. How far is this true? Women sure will think about this statement as if ‘killing two birds with one stone’ and fear of side effects surely comes into the mind.

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Other than specific acne treatment creams and gels, birth control pills can also be used to treat acne among women. In the early years, doctors were just conceptualizing the possibilities that oral contraceptives can be used to treat acne. These days however, there are already a great number of oral contraceptives that have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as efficient acne treatment medications. These include Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Estrostep.

Not as the first option

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