Women of a “certain” age will remember when it was not easy to obtain birth control pills. Doctors were reluctant to prescribe them, especially to young women. Society was reluctant to even talk about them for fear that access to birth control would encourage promiscuity.When you did finally get your first birth control pills, there [...]
There are a number of treatments for adult acne. Although acne is thought by many to be a teenage disease, many adults also suffer from it. It might surprise you to know that up to 25% of adult males and 50% of adult females suffer from acne at some time in their adulthood. The acne [...]
For about four decades now, oral contraceptives have been commercially available. They prevent ovulation and stop fertilized eggs from reaching the wall of the uterus. But other than the obvious function of preventing pregnancy, birth control pills are also being used for other purposes such as acne treatment. Let us now take a look at [...]
Hormonal imbalance is a reason behind acne problems. Due to hormonal imbalance generally teenage and adolescent people suffer from acne.Acne is often treated by dermatologists, (skin doctors). The goals of treatment are to heal existing lesions, stop new lesions from forming, prevent scarring, and minimize the psychological stress and embarrassment caused by this disease. Acne [...]
