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Re: Acne and Birth Control

From: Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 10 Dec 1999 12:02:27 -0600 (CST)

At Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Dana wrote: >
>I have been on Ortho Tri-Cyclen for two months now, and I am
>experiencing more acne now than I did as a teenager. Is this effect
>normal?

In some people it is.

>Isn't this pill supposed to help my skin?

Advertising is a wonderful thing. The pill, any pill, can either make acne better or worse. No one pill owns the "anti-acne" market. Ortho Tri-clen was just smart enough to get FDA approval first. 

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Harvey S. Marchbein, M.D. FACOG, FACS
Great Neck, New York


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