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Oral contraceptives, otherwise known as birth control pills, are also approved to treat acne. They work by regulating male hormones in the female...

Oral contraceptives, otherwise known as birth control pills, are also approved to treat acne. They work by regulating male hormones in the female body. Less male hormones normally lead to less acne. 

Oral contraceptives contain an estrogen component (ethinyl estradiol) that is combined with progestin hormones, such as drospirenone (Yasmin® or Yaz®), norgestimate (Ortho Tri-Cyclen®) or norethindrone (Estrostep®). 

Oral contraceptives are taken once a day with a meal. Make sure to take the pill at the same time every day.

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August 25, 2011

Pros:

Not getting pregnant, short period

Cons:

Heavy Breasts, low sex drive, mood swings, bloated stomach, feels sick all the time

HATE IT
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September 20, 2010

Pros:

No acne?

Cons:

Nausea first day or two of taking sweaty, dizzy, vomiting ect , weight gain (5-10lbs) and no it is NOT laziness, I am very phyically active and eat well. Being on bcp's does cause weight gain.

Just ok, I've tried several brands all I seem to get the same symptoms each time, some take a few months to kick in, like this one. I'm going to try another kind.
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November 11, 2009

Pros:

Haven't gotten pregnant, less acne, and less cramps

Cons:

For the first month or so I was a little irritable. Other than that, It's been great.

Great Product.
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October 1, 2009

Pros:

it hasnt made me gain wait and my skin is getting better not prego yet so thats good

Cons:

i havent been on the pill for too long but it has had some bad side effects on me... it makes me super moody...
i cry for no reason.. get ticked off about pretty much everything and get deppressed very easily... some nausea but not alot..

its not worth it... when you cry almost every 3 days and spend most of ur time in a confused and blaah mood.!
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September 8, 2009

Pros:

None

Cons:

Made acne worse, mood swings, depressed tired and causes bad breakouts.

Not for controlling acne problems.
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September 2, 2009

Pros:

cleared acne..

Cons:

nausea, mood swings, weight gain

prevented pregnancy and got rid of acne other than that it was horrible, i had nausea and crazy mood swings
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September 1, 2009

Pros:

NO PROS

Cons:

BREAKOUTS BREAKOUTS BREAKOUTS

I've been struggling with acne for about 4 to 5 years now each year getting worse and this pill only made my breakouts WORSE. I only started taking this pill to TREAT my acne and now this is NOT one clear section of my face. I break out in areas that have never been problem. Not only does it make you break out this are DEEP LARGE bumps that take at least a couple weeks to clear. BOTTOM LINE IF YOU ARE TAKING BIRTH CONTROL TO TREAT YOUR ANCE THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT PILL FOR YOU!
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August 29, 2009

Pros:

havent really seen any in the past 5 months of using it other than preventing pregnancy

Cons:

ocassional breakouts, mild weight gain, emotional changes, mood swings.

ive been taking this medication and am thinking about getting off of it, it isnt really doing anything for me and im looking to loose weight. being on the pill makes this a little harder.
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August 24, 2009

Pros:

No pregnancy...got it for free from Planned Parenthood.

Cons:

Makes me hungry, changed my mood

I have acne and this product never did anything to change that. It made me super hungry thus resulting in me gaining about 30 pounds in 3 months! My angry mood swings went away, and were replaced with a flood of emotional madness! I found myself being sensitive about the littlest things. I stopped taking it, I'm back to 125 pounds, and I'm not a blubbering mess anymore either.
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June 20, 2009

Pros:

No headaches, no nausea, predictable periods, sex drive, no kids

Cons:

Very mild acne has become severe along chin since beginning, spotting

I've been on birth control before, and then tried Depo. That worked great until I found out the black box warning, and got off. My skin was clear... until the stuff got completely out of my system. I finally got on Ortho, and it has been nothing but more and more pimples every day it seems. I'm switching to Yaz any day.
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