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Suggest Medication For Acne
Hello doctor, I am female 23. weight 47.I dint have acne problem till the age of 22. It started all of a sudden.. Ma periods wer irregular too.I consulted a doctor and started taking Doxt-s tablets and after that I started getting periods regularly but ma acne is getting worse day by day. Could you please sugggest any other methods of getting rid of acne other than taking tablets..??
Wed, 28 May 2014
Hello and Welcome to Healthcaremagic.
I have understood your concern.
Polycystic Ovarian disease is always a possibility that has to be ruled out in females with Acne. PCOD in females classically presents with signs of hyperandrogenism e.g Acne , Hirsutism, Hair fall, Irregular menstural cycles along with Cyst on Ultrasound.
Therefore, I would like to gather some more information from you in order to be able to help you better specially since you had a history of menstural irregularity in the past
--Do you have any abnormality in your menstural cycles?Are they regular or irregular?
--Do you also suffer from Coarse Facial Hair?
--Specific Treatment for PCOD is with oral monthly hormonal pills/OCPs(Oral contraceptive pills) e.g Ethinyl estradiol and cyproterone acetate pills are available as a pack of 21 tablets.
Presently I would have asked you to use a topical antiacne gel like either clindamycin or benzoyl peroxide gel once or twice daily. Subsequently you can follow up with your treating dermatologist along with the test reports
regards
I have understood your concern.
Polycystic Ovarian disease is always a possibility that has to be ruled out in females with Acne. PCOD in females classically presents with signs of hyperandrogenism e.g Acne , Hirsutism, Hair fall, Irregular menstural cycles along with Cyst on Ultrasound.
Therefore, I would like to gather some more information from you in order to be able to help you better specially since you had a history of menstural irregularity in the past
--Do you have any abnormality in your menstural cycles?Are they regular or irregular?
--Do you also suffer from Coarse Facial Hair?
--Specific Treatment for PCOD is with oral monthly hormonal pills/OCPs(Oral contraceptive pills) e.g Ethinyl estradiol and cyproterone acetate pills are available as a pack of 21 tablets.
Presently I would have asked you to use a topical antiacne gel like either clindamycin or benzoyl peroxide gel once or twice daily. Subsequently you can follow up with your treating dermatologist along with the test reports
regards
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