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Re: [Birth Control] Alesse vs. Others

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 17 Jan 2002 18:10:54 -0600 (CST)

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At Thu, 17 Jan 2002, Aby wrote: >
>Is Alesse as effective as Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Ortho Cyclen in
>combatting and preventing acne?...I know that Tri-Cyclen is the only one
>that has been approved to fight acne, but are the others theoretically
>just as effective?

Probably pretty close, but since it has only about 60% as much estrogen, it might not work quite as good as lo ovral, or ortho cyclen or tri cyclen all of which have 35 micrgrams.

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