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GVD834
5/3/2024 9:32:14 AM
Hello Vicki, I hope it's OK to ask you this. I used to take the birth control pill Dianette for about 5 years for acne that started when I was around 18. I never had acne until then. It didn't completely get rid of my acne but at first it did reduce it a lot. I took it religiouly then I stopped taking it because I ran out and I just decided that I didn't want to take it any more because I wasn't comfortable with taking it any more. I know I should have spoken to the doctor before doing it but I didn't think to at the time. I got horrible side effects after stopping, I was depressed, my hair was falling out (never had hair falling out before this pill) and I had bad acne, probably all because of stopping it suddenly. This went on for about almost a year. Then about 2 years after this stopped, I noticed I had some slightly darker and coarser strands of hair under my chin. This hair didn't happen suddenly like it says in the descriptions of PCOS, it was gradual. But I never had this before taking this pill so I thought it was a bit weird. I thought maybe I have PCOS without knowing it but I don't have any of the other symptoms of PCOS. I've never seen anyone else my age with hair on their face and I know I shouldn't let it bother me but I've seen people looking at it before if I've forgotten to get rid of it. I trim it off with scissors because shaving there irritates my skin. I know you can't diagnose issues, but I am not sure what you think.
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Hi, my advice is to speak to your doctor about all of these symptoms. Acne can continue into your late teens and hair for everyone has a growing and shedding phase so these may be all perfectly normal. The hair on your face could be linked to many conditions and not just PCOS so please try not to self-diagnose. Listen to your doctor and take their advice and I am sure they will run a few tests to see if there are any issues.
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