Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 I've been doing some research on the web and have found a lot of info on acne and hormones, and I wonder if it may also apply to rosacea. For women, it sounds as though anti androgens help. Apparently drugs like birth control pills and spironolactone, as well as herbs like saw palmetto, can help. I wondered if anyone knew anything about this or had tried this approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2002 Report Share Posted July 1, 2002 I've been doing some research on the web and have found a lot of info on acne and hormones, and I wonder if it may also apply to rosacea. For women, it sounds as though anti androgens help. Apparently drugs like birth control pills and spironolactone, as well as herbs like saw palmetto, can help. I wondered if anyone knew anything about this or had tried this approach. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 My rosacea is definitely linked to hormones (it's worse during the week prior to my period). My derm tells me that this is typical among women in their 20s and 30s who suffer from rosacea. I haven't found birth control to help. My derm has suggested that I take a higher dose of antibiotics for the week prior to period to see if that helps. --- " L.E. " wrote: > I've been doing some research on the web and have > found a lot of info on > acne and hormones, and I wonder if it may also apply > to rosacea. For women, > it sounds as though anti androgens help. Apparently > drugs like birth control > pills and spironolactone, as well as herbs like saw > palmetto, can help. I > wondered if anyone knew anything about this or had > tried this approach. > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to > the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). > Your post will be delayed if you don't give a > meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must > change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently > published book. > > To leave the list send an email to > rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 2, 2002 Report Share Posted July 2, 2002 My rosacea is definitely linked to hormones (it's worse during the week prior to my period). My derm tells me that this is typical among women in their 20s and 30s who suffer from rosacea. I haven't found birth control to help. My derm has suggested that I take a higher dose of antibiotics for the week prior to period to see if that helps. --- " L.E. " wrote: > I've been doing some research on the web and have > found a lot of info on > acne and hormones, and I wonder if it may also apply > to rosacea. For women, > it sounds as though anti androgens help. Apparently > drugs like birth control > pills and spironolactone, as well as herbs like saw > palmetto, can help. I > wondered if anyone knew anything about this or had > tried this approach. > > > > -- > Please read the list highlights before posting to > the whole group (http://rosacea.ii.net/toc.html). > Your post will be delayed if you don't give a > meaningful subject or trim your reply text. You must > change the subject when replying to a digest ! > > See http://www.drnase.com for info on his recently > published book. > > To leave the list send an email to > rosacea-support-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 > I've been doing some research on the web and have found a lot of > info on acne and hormones, and I wonder if it may also apply to > rosacea. No it doesn't, LE. Acne is a completely different entity than even the acneiform component of rosacea, much less rosacea in general. That's not to say that common acne can't coexist with rosacea, or that some hormones may interplay with rosacea but through its own mechanism. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 3, 2002 Report Share Posted July 3, 2002 > I've been doing some research on the web and have found a lot of > info on acne and hormones, and I wonder if it may also apply to > rosacea. No it doesn't, LE. Acne is a completely different entity than even the acneiform component of rosacea, much less rosacea in general. That's not to say that common acne can't coexist with rosacea, or that some hormones may interplay with rosacea but through its own mechanism. Marjorie Marjorie Lazoff, MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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