Do Birth Control Pills Work On Acne?
The main reason of acne is the androgens’ (male hormones’) overproduction. They cause the over-activity of the oil glands in the skin, which, in turn, causes the pores’ clogging and starts breakouts. Low-dosage hormonal pills, while used mostly for birth-control, reduce the amount of androgens in the body, thus curing most light or moderate cases of acne. Is it popular? Yes and no. While it is very popular to take such medications for birth control, acne isn’t usually treated this way. However more and more physicians (gynecologists and dermatologists alike) start prescribing birth control pills as a mean to treat light or moderate cases of acne. In Canada one of the low-dosage birth control pills (Diane 35) is widely used not as a birth control pill, but as a part of acne treatment. Has it been proved? The anti-acne effect of birth control pills has been studied and most researchers agree that using hormonal pills is advised both for birth control and acne treatment. It has been prove
