Birth Control and Acne
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Understanding acne
Women's Health
Read about the causes of acne to help you understand how birth control and acne are connected.
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Consider the down side
Cool Nurse
While birth control pills may lessen acne, they may also bring unwelcome side effects. Learn what you may be dealing with here.
Side effects are possible
Online Acne Resource Center
Before starting birth control for acne, learn the possible side effects and other medicines to avoid.
Basics of the pill
Children's Hospital
Designed for teens, this colorful and interesting page explains all about oral birth control. Acne treatment is mentioned as a benefit of the pill.
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Great first stop to learn what acne is, what hormones are in birth control and acne's response to the pill.
Can it make acne worse?
Drugstore
Be aware that while some birth control pills can improve acne, others can make it worse. Specific brand names are listed with hyperlinks for more details
Ok, tell me my options
Acne Resource Center Online
This page provides an introduction to birth control, acne and combination treatments that may interest you. Want more information? Just follow the links for a more detailed explanation.
Combination therapies exist
Proactiv
Short description of combination therapies that incorporate birth control. Acne products sponsor the page.
Can I take Ortho Tri-Cyclen?
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical
This short but informative paragraph lists general criteria for using Ortho Tri-Cyclen as both birth control and acne treatment.
Three pills approved in Canada
Acne Guide
Canada has named three brands of birth control acne-approved therapies. Learn which ones have been given the green light and how they work.
Yakking about YAZ
Bayer Health Care
Some people have been happy with YAZ as a birth control/acne treatment combination. Could it work well for you? Learn how it works and who it's best for here.
Ortho Tri-Cyclen is approved
Center Watch
Acne sufferers have responded well to Ortho Tri-Cyclen, a birth control method. Learn all about it here.
