PCOS Messages for September, 2003: Re: melasma(brown patches)

Re: melasma(brown patches)

From: anonymous (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 26 Sep 2003 23:40:58 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 9 May 2001, Char wrote: >
>I had brown patches on my face for years. Dermatologist said they were
>hormone oriented. Found out that they were one of the symptoms of my
>PCOS. Now that I'm on the Pill, they are going away! Just the exact
>opposite. Isn't that interesting?
>
>Meanwhile, a friend of mine who is normal (no hormones or pcos problems)
>got brown patches when on the pill for birth control reasons. She said
>when she stopped the pill, the brown patches went away.
>
>If you want to stay on the pill, I wonder if you changed to a different
>type of pill, maybe that would help? Not sure.
>

Char, I have had melasma that developed after stopping ortho-tri-cyclen 4 years ago...What pill did you go on that helped you with the brown patches? Thanks Shelly

>At Wed, 9 May 2001, jodi wrote:
>>
>>this is something different from the AN seen in PCOS... it's one of the
>>less common side effects of birth control pills. it's also called "the
>>mask of pregnancy" because it often shows up in pregnant women. i've
>>read it described as a big brown butterfly sitting on your nose.
>>
>>if you know the pill has caused this, why don't you stop taking the
>>pill??? i dont think there is anything you can do for the condition if
>>you are still ingesting the hormones that are causing it. and yes, it
>>does get worse in the sun...
>>
>>as for your wedding... welll.... if you've had the patches for a year
>>and your SO hasn't called the big day off, i wouldn't worry. a wedding
>>is about more than what you look like. ;)
>>
>>At Wed, 9 May 2001, rox wrote:
>>>
>>> I have been taking the pill for a couple yrs. now and
>>>I now have DARK BROWN patches on my face mostly my upper lip
>>>mustache area that get very dark in the sun !!!!
>>>miserable please any input??? I've been working with a
>>>dermatoligist for about a yr. now trying different creams
>>>nothing is working getting married in 4 months HELP PLEASE
>>>ANY INPUT!!!
>
>--
>Char
>

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