Birth Control Pills & Acne?

Question

I heard that taking birth control pills can help control acne. Is this true? Has anyone experienced this benefit while on the pill?

Answer 1

2 ex-girlfriends taken birth control pills..... but.... one had acne, 50% chances that is true..... but I don`t think it is :D

Answer 2

It works! I was on birth control pills for a year and it helped my acne alot.

Answer 3

NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.

The secret is never to touch the spots

Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?

Answer 4

I'm on the Nuva Ring and haven't experienced any change in my skin, but that's probably just because I have great skin to begin with. Hormonal birth control does often clear up acne, but in some individuals it can actually make it worse. It depends on your body chemistry and what type of birth control you're on.

Answer 5

yes b/c can help acne to an extent. if your problem is really bad, i'd look into an actual perscription.

ps. b/c does not affect weight

An analysis of 44 randomized, controlled studies found that birth control pills are not linked to excess weight gain.
The authors of the study say weight gain is a problem for most people in the United States, but many women have mistakenly been blaming their birth control.


http://abclocal.go.com/kabc/story?section=health&id=3846423

Answer 6

Apparently it does work for some people with certain brands of pills. I haven't had acne problems, but my friend has had good experiences with reduced acne through using the pill.

Answer 7

It can certainly help, but the affects are different for everyone. If your acne is caused by hormones, then regulating hormones with bc can help reduce or eliminate acne. It all depends on what is causing your acne and how your body responds to bc.

This is especially true for people who have serious hormonal imbalances.

(As for weight, I lost 15 lbs and gained a cup size when I started the pill. Go figure.)

Answer 8

I sure have. Some are better than others. Diane35 is really high in hormone and cleared my face up in like a month, but it is so high it made my periods more painful. I am on Alesse and still have a clear face.

Whoever said the pill makes you lose weight is stupid. Yes it does, but it is only like 3 pounds of water weight and it goes away after the first cycle.

Answer 9

that is true, some birth control pills are prescribed for acne problems

Answer 10

I was on birth control, orthotricylen lo, and it cleared up my skin nicely. I had bad acne and now I don't have any! :)