Is Acne In Males Related To Testosterone, Testicles Or Hormones?

Posted on Mon, 18 Mar 2013

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Question : Hi There im just wondering is Acne in males caused by the testicles and testosterone and horomones that the testicles produce???

Answered by Dr. Muhammad Ishfaq Habib (22 minutes later)

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Acne have nothing to do with testosterone or testicles. it is a false concept. Acne is caused by a bacterial infection in the block sebaceous glands which are also called white head or black heads. they when gets infected becomes acne.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar