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Actually not so sure about this. From memory even the info sent out by the company showed that it was as good as marvelon et al not significantly better. The weight gain claim was also quite interesting since as many patients put on as lost weight even in their blurb. Not surprised they got their knuckles rapped! In message <[log in to unmask]>, Tim Nunn - Ubombo <[log in to unmask]> writes >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 -- Pork