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Acne Treatment: Birth Control Pills

Acne Treatment - Birth Control Pills And Other Hormone Therapy
Oral contraceptives (OCs) have been available since 1960, and have been modified since then to reduce their risk of side-effects.

How Oral Contraceptives’ Progestins Influence Acne
Another way of looking at contraceptive pills is to arrange them according to the effects that the progestins that are used, will have on acne.

Other Types Of Birth Control Pills
In addition to the oral contraceptives approved for acne treatment that were previously discussed, there are many other types of oral contraceptives on the market. They include...

Side Effects Of Birth Control Pills
Oral contraceptives are always being developed to minimize side-effects, however there are some that you should be aware of. Common side-effects: Nausea, vomiting, cyclical...

Using Androgen Blockers For Acne Treatment
Anti-androgens are drugs that block the receptors which allow your body’s cells to absorb the male hormones.

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