Most of us think that acne is a problem that affects only teenagers. What's up, Nevertheless, when you find out that those pesky pimples you popped out of nowhere, while the time of your first youth is past, they insist on dwelling on your face; Learn, Well, that you are not alone, since one in two women of age 21-30 years have acne, as well as ¼ of women between 30 and 40.
What else do you need to know?; That very often, polycystic ovary syndrome can be hidden behind the acne of adult women (read more).
More specifically, study by the Dermatology Clinic of the Adana Research Hospital in Turkey found that the 27% of all women with acne also have a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome.
This is a fairly common gynecological problem that, except acne, it can disrupt ovulation and cause menstrual disorders.
As he explains Dr. Thanos Paraschos, fertility specialist, director of the assisted reproduction center EmBIO, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) increases testosterone levels in women.
That high testosterone, which is preeminently a male hormone, it causes the sebaceous glands to produce too much of the oily sebum, which results in acne. This is why women with acne, due to polycystic ovaries, they usually appear in certain areas of the face, which are particularly sensitive to hormones as in the jaw, on the cheeks, on the chin and corners of the neck, unlike teenagers who get pimples usually on the forehead and nose and on the sides, i.e. in the so-called area T.
In each case, it is important a woman who manifests acne, except the dermatologist who will be consulted, to also inform her gynecologist, in order to investigate whether polycystic ovary syndrome is hidden behind it.
This diagnosis is important not only to properly treat acne, but also to regulate the rest of the symptoms, which may be associated with polycystic ovaries, such as hypertrichosis, anovulation, menorrhagia, but also infertility.. Of course, infertility (read more) it's the last thing a woman with acne might suspect and come across by chance, when he wants to start a family, whereupon he discovers that he has difficulty or cannot conceive.
It is not always the same treatment
But is the treatment for acne the same for all cases; Of course not.
Generally, Acne treatment is individualized and may include topical formulations, oral antibiotics, retinoids. If, Nevertheless, found that acne is hormone-dependent and linked to polycystic ovary syndrome, the goal should be to reduce elevated androgen levels, which is treated with contraceptives or other specialized drugs, such as antiandrogens.
As he explains anyway Dr. Paraschos, the contraceptives, although they may help control acne when it is hormone dependent, they do not treat polycystic ovaries. They can help treat symptoms for as long as they are given, regulating acne, ovulation and a woman's period. But when they are interrupted, symptoms return, unless the woman is managing her symptoms with diet, supplements and exercise that have been shown to help in some cases.
Every woman, however, he should know that, even when polycystic ovaries are responsible for her infertility, the ability to easily become a mother and have a child can be ensured with the help of an infertility and IVF specialist.
