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Monthly Hormonal Changes In Menstrual Cycle Affect Flare-Ups.(acne)
2001 DEC 27 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- For millions of women, it happens like clockwork every month: the bloating, irritability, fatigue, and acne outbreaks associated with menstruation. Studies have shown that acne has an underlying hormonal basis; however, there has never been any evidence to determine the ways in which the different stages of the menstrual cycle affect acne in women.
For those women who believe that they alone experience an increase in acne during their monthly cycle, the latest study proves that nearly half of all women experience premenstrual flares of their acne.
"Acne has often been associated with hormones and a woman's monthly cycle," stated dermatologist Alan R. Shalita, MD, coauthor of "The effect of the menstrual cycle on acne," published in the December 2001 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. "This study confirms that many women do, indeed, have a premenstrual flare of their acne. While it is likely that this is due to hormonal changes in the menstrual cycle, further study needs to be conducted to confirm this."
In the study, a group of 400 women ages 12 to 52 were surveyed as to whether their acne got worse before, during or after their menstrual period as well as whether their acne appeared to be related to their menstrual period. The women were grouped into categories according to age, severity of acne, ethnicity, and whether or not they took oral contraceptives. Overall, 177 of 400 women (44%) ...
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