When oil in the skin is excessively produced, chances are, Acne will develop. When skin is oily, bacteria, clogged pores, infection and inflammation occur. Medical findings have proven that the male hormone (androgen), promotes this excessive oil production in the skin.
The symptoms of excessive Androgen is oily skin in the face and upper part of the body including oily hair, many tropical treatments work by opening the pores, killing the bacteria and reducing inflammation. But be informed that this kind of treatment only remedies the symptoms generated by excessive androgens and not the actual cause of acne.
Womans from all ages can be affected by acne. Acne typically appears during puberty but some studies show that many adult women also suffer from acne mainly due to hormonal activity. Topical treatments are sometimes successful and cost effective. There are some other cost-effective options to treat acne like hormonal therapy, which is the combiphasic pill which has a proven efficacy in treating mild to moderate acne. Combiphasic pill has a mild androgenic activity, it is best to remember that although excess androgens cause acne, but this hormone remain to have major physiological significance in women and needs to be present always.
Due to mild androgenic activity of the combiphasic pill, woman can be spared from the physical and psychological symptoms of androgen insufficiency. Androgen insufficiency on the other hand can be manifested as fatigue, depression, low libido, muscle weakness and bone loss.
Thursday, November 15, 2007
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