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Re: Conflicting Dr. Opinions In Archives - Benzoyl Peroxide?

From: samir fouad Aziz MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Mon, 14 Oct 2002 12:05:11 -0500 (CDT)


At Mon, 14 Oct 2002, Katie wrote: >
>I am 6 weeks pregnant and having the absolute worst acne - so bad I hate
>to leave the house. I never really had bad skin before, just the
>occassional PMS breakout which I successfully treated with benzoyl
>peroxide (clearsil).
>
>My OB says benzoyle peroxide is fine to keep using in my pregnancy but
>after searching the archives here it seems some doctors say it is ok and
>some doctors say don't use it. These conflicting opinions have me
>really worried.
>
>Can anyone clear this up -- no pun intended :<)
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>--
>Katie
>

Apart from skin irritation it seem that it has no other side effects

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