Beauty Tips For Body Care
Long time lurker here and first time ever reddit poster and decided I finally needed to break my silence to share with you something I learned in pharmacy school.A lot of people (myself included) have experienced terrible acne while on birth control even though its supposed to help. The truth is that not all oral contraceptives are created equally for treating acne and some can even make it worse. The reason behind this is the form of progesterone that is included in the pill (desogestrel, norethindrone, drosperinone, etc) can have different chemical properties. Some forms are considered more "androgenic" than others. When a progesterone is more androgenic, it is more likely to have similar effects to testosterone - and high levels of testosterone have been associated with increased acne.I've listed below the different oral contraceptives that are worse/better for acne based upon their androgenic activity. The generic name is the first term listed and the brand names are in parentheses. Note that some generics are listed twice in different categories, depending upon the dosage of the progesterone component.I've personally noticed a difference switching my birth control to drosperinone & EE, but it carries a higher stroke risk meaning that some people shouldn't take it. This is something I thought might be helpful to the community, but obviously don't take medical advice from strangers online. :)WORST for acne (likely to make acne prone individuals experience occasional breakouts):-Norgestrel & Ethinyl Estradiol (Ogestrel, Cryselle, Low-Orgestrel, Lo/Ovra)-Norethindrone 1 mg & Ethinyl Estradiol (Junel, Junel FE, Microgestin, Microgestin FE, Gildess FE, Loestrin, Loestrin FE; Necon 1/35, Ovcon, & Nortrel are slightly better but not by a lot)-Levonorgestrel 0.15 mg & Ethinyl Estradiol (Jolesse, Portia, Quasense, Levora, Nordette, Seasonale)-Ehtynodiol diacetate & Ethinyl Estradiol (Zovia, Kelnor)Moderate for Acne (potential to make acne worse or better):-Norethindrone 0.5 mg & Ethinyl Estradiol (Necon 0.5/35, Nortrel 0.5/35, Brevicon)-Norethindrone 0.4 mg & Ethinyl Estradiol (Balziva, Zenchant, Ovcon-35, Femcon Fe Chew)-Norgestimate & Ethinyl Estradiol (Mononessa, Previfem, Sprintec, Ortho-Cyclen)-Desogestrel & Ethinyl Estradiol (Apri, Reclipsen, Solia, Desogen, Ortho-Cept)-Levonorgestrel 0.10 mg & Ethinyl Estradiol (Aviane, Lessina, Lutera, Sronyx, Alesse)BEST for acne (protective against acne):-Drosperinone & Ethinyl Estradiol (Ocella, Yasmin, Yaz, Gianvi)
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