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Using Birth Control Pills For Hormonal Balancing And Acne Cure |
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Many things are given to you in life, without
your asking, meaning thereby you have no choice over it. Some of them
are major things and some are minor. For example, you have no choice of
your place of birth and the family tree in which you are born. The
arrival of acne is also somewhat like that. It comes without your
approval, without your knowledge.
The authentic
causes of acne are still not known. Scientists are just groping in the
dark, with a torch! Various findings have resulted in the flooding of
markets with many, many over the counter medications.
The
possible causes of acne include changes brought in the body due to
puberty, excess oil production in body and some hormonal changes. Well,
hormonal imbalance is very much linked to acne. Those who believe
hormonal balancing is necessary to cure acne take birth control pills to
treat acne.
Physiological changes, clogging of hair follicles and
bacterial infection could also be the causes of acne. Attack of acne
does the two fold damage to your skin and to your psyche. You suffer
more, if you are personality conscious. While beating the retreat also,
acne will not let you go unpunished, it leaves behind the scars. Your
acne, therefore, needs immediate treatment.
Acne in women can be
tackled by birth control pills, because the pills control the hormonal
surges. These surges occur before the menstrual cycle. But don't
self-start this treatment. Only your dermatologist may prescribe these
pills for you, after the detailed medical examination.
Birth
control pills promise you clear skin, which means they get you rid of
acne. Thorough research on this subject has prompted FDA to approve
Ortho Tri—Cyclen and generic norgestimate/ ethinyl estradiol (the
ingredients in the birth control pills), for treating acne.
How do the pills work? Androgen is a male hormone that is
responsible for increase in the oil production. It is ever on the job,
but does overtime and increases its production of oil, prior the
beginning of menstruation cycles. Birth control pills have shown that
they help to decrease these excess androgens.
But many side effects are reported, by taking pills for controlling
acne. Taking birth control pills for their legitimate use itself is not
free from controversy. So, how one controversy can solve another
controversy?
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