Ok,my acne IS hormonal.I had my blood tested and androgens are high.Doctor recomended Yasmin but I am not quite sure if this is strong enough for me.Which pill has the strongest anti-androgen action?I was on Yasminelle ,it helped only moderately but it is somehow lighter than Yasmin.Would Dianette be better?
maybe this link will u. I've head that Diane and Yasmin/YAZ are the best for high androgen levels as well as spironolactone whereas Ortho Tri Cyclen is approved for acne.
http://facerealityacneclinic.com/articles/birth_control_pills_acne.php
Diane, Yaz, Ortho Tri Cyclen. I would try spironolactone for 6 months before going on a BCP though. Weight gain is pretty common with those high estrogen birth control pills (like Diane), and Yaz can increase your risk for blood clotting. There are a bunch of lawsuits against Yaz right now for women with no history of blood clots getting pulmonary embolisms. I personally know a 22 year old woman who was hospitalized for a pulmonary embolism with Yaz. That's not normal at age 22...not at all.
I don't know quite so much about which is supposed to be strongest, but Alesse cleared me up by like 90% and I had cystic acne. Unfortunately it also made me depressed, so I had to stop, and now my acne is back even worse, sigh. Currently fighting the urge to give up on Dan's regimen and run back to the Pill.