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Re: Acne, hirsutism and pregnancy
From: MDT (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 18 Oct 2000 08:55:51 -0500 (CDT)
At Tue, 17 Oct 2000, Jennifer wrote:
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Hello jennifer,
I'm sure you have tried everything on the market, but I thought I would
let you know about proactive solutions.
I never had acne as a teenager and when I turned 23 my face just wouldnt
stop breaking out. I tried everything you could imagine. I finally saw
this commerical on TV for proactive solutions and I called. SO far it
had worked great! If you have not tried it, I would recommend it. It
does cost about 45.00 every 3 months.
Good luck,
MDT
>I am 27. At 19 I had a dermoid cyst removed from my ovary. The
>symptoms leading the the diagnosis were hirsutism (mild) and irregular
>periods. I still have excessive hair growth, although most has been
>removed by electrolysis. My general practitioner tested and found no
>hormonal imbalances. My OB/GYN said that the hirsutism is likely
>hereditary since there hasn't been much imporvement.
>
>1) If it the hair growth was originally caused by the cyst, would the
>growth have gradually decreased over the last 10 years since the cyst
>has been removed and since they can't find any hormonal imbalances (it's
>been at least that long since I first noticed it)?
>
>I also have been battling moderate acne for about 3 years. I did not
>break out as a teenager. The most effective treatment has been
>tetracycline and various topical medications, but I stopped taking the
>tetracycline that because I plan on trying to conceive beginnig in
>February. I wasn't breaking out nearly as much, although my skin still
>felt bumpy, but I just started breaking out again (big red cysts). My
>dermatologist prescribed Erythromycin and Azelex. I don't really want
>to just treat the symptoms. Considering that I will be trying to
>conceive, is there anything else that you recommend? Should I see an
>endocrinologist for both the hair growth and acne?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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