Yasmin also a good choice
Tim
Tim Nunn MBChB(UCT) DTM+H(Wits) DOH(Wits)
Medical Officer
Ubombo Sugar
Big Bend
Swaziland
-----Original Message-----
From: GP-UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Allan Harris
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 12:17 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: The contraceptive Pill and acne
Michael Leuty wrote:
>Leaving Dianette aside, what are the best combined Pills for acne?
>
>I understood that some progestagens are more androgenic than others
>(hence bad for acne), but I can't remember which progestagens are less
>androgenic.
>
>I saw a patient recently who told me that her acne had got worse when
>she switched from Logynon to Microgynon, but that didn't really make
>sense because the progestagen is the same in both.
>
>So what Pill is likely to minimise the spots of a spotty teenager?
>
>(Sorry this is neither GMC (bad), new contract (bad) or Linux (good),
>but there you go.)
>
>--
>Michael Leuty
>Nottingham, UK
>
>
>
I gather that the new expensive pill 'Yasmin' is supposed to be
effective.
Allan Harris
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