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Efficacy is not the only criterion to consider when choosing the best acne pills, acne tablets or other acne medication for you. Many prescription anti-acne pills or acne tablets can be harmful to your body, causing sun-sensitivity, depression, birth defects or muscle and joint pain. Other over-the-counter acne treatments just deal with the symptoms and [...]

TREATMENT OPTIONS | CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS The Pill and Acne Does your acne seem resistant to treatment? If you’re female, the source might be excessive production of hormones called androgens. With extra androgens in your system, your oil-producing glands go into high gear and so does your acne. Extra androgen production is one of several possible [...]

Acne Vitamins vs Topical Creams Topical Treatments: – Only provide temporary acne relief. – Cannot prevent acne because they do not regulate your oil glands. – Take more time and effort to apply than supplements. – Can leave your skin dry and irritated. – Can make you more susceptible to sun damage that causes fine [...]

Which Oral Contraceptive Pill is Best for Me? Frederick R. Jelovsek MD, MS “I am 25 years old. I haven’t had a period in about 6 months but I don’t want to get pregnant now. I’m overweight and can’t lose any, I am always tired, have acne that I can’t clear up, and I have [...]

Printer Friendly En Español Birth Control Pills: A Guide for Teens Birth control pills (also called oral contraceptive pills) are a type of female hormonal birth control method, and are very effective at preventing pregnancy. Out of 100 women using combination birth control pills Typical use: 5 women become pregnant Perfect use: 1 or fewer [...]

Printer Friendly En Español Oral Contraceptive Pills and Teens: A Guide for Parents If your daughter has recently started taking oral contraceptive pills or is thinking about taking them, you probably have some questions and worries of your own. You may have heard some things about oral contraceptives that seem risky or unsafe. Hopefully, the [...]

Using Birth-Control Pills for Acne Control By Cindy English The use of birth-control pills to control acne flare-ups may or may not be effective. Usually, the first signs of acne develop during adolescence, when hormone levels begin to rise. When hormone levels surge, the sebaceous glands located at the base of each hair follicle produce [...]

Acne is not a problem that has surfaced in the recent times. Even our grandparents and great grandparents have dealt with outbreaks. While acne remains a persistent problem, the mode of treatment has surely changed over the time. Initially home remedies were the preferred choice for treating acne. Even to date home remedies are looked [...]

The Clean & Clear images in question. With a name like Clean & Clear, you’d think the skincare company would lay everything out on the table. Instead, the Johnson & Johnson brand has landed itself in deep… er, “zit” after its British TV campaign for the Spot Control Kit was banned by an advertising watchdog [...]

It is no secret that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables and low in sugars and starches can whittle your waistline, but research now suggests it may also reduce breakouts. Eat the right foods and you could see a 20 percent improvement in your complexion, says Cheryl Lee Eberting, M.D., a board-certified dermatologist in [...]