Hormonal Acne Treatment

The administration of a hormonal acne treatment is among the most common and frequent ways of dealing with this bothersome skin condition. No medication should be taken without a special testing for the hormonal causes that trigger acne.

Basically, the procedure consists in measuring the androgens level in the blood to see whether it is normal or not. Moreover, women are very likely to experience increased hair on legs and arms, irregular periods and weight problems which are clear indicators of an acne hormonal problem.  

Do I need a hormonal acne treatment?  

People who need to follow a hormonal acne treatment are those for whom all the regular skin care products have failed. Therefore, if you suffer from persistent acne that will not disappear with the application of topical products, then you should test yourself for hormonal imbalances.  

The hormonal acne treatment prescribed by a doctor will prevent the androgen hormones like testosterone to over-stimulate the production of the oil glands. Thus, the medication will fight acne before it even begins and the skin will get clear in a very short period of time.   

There are two types of drugs that are regularly prescribed especially to women: medications that block the testosterone and others that lower the levels of this hormone. Yet, no drug should be administrated by word of mouth; a gynecologist's or dermatologist's advice is an absolute must if you don't want to get into more serious health problems.

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The results of a hormonal acne treatment  

Depending on the type of medication used and the correctness of administration, you should be rid of acne in a few weeks. Why that long? Once the breakout has happened, the healing cannot occur over night, the tissues need time to heal, not to mention that the balancing of the hormone levels in the blood takes a while.  

Personal responsiveness as well as the presence of other complementary treatments could also influence the time of reaction, leading to better and sooner results of the hormonal acne treatment.

Even when the skin has regenerated you should still test yourself periodically to check the status of the hormonal functions and thus prevent another acne outbreak