alesse is highly androgenic (high in male hormones that make you break out)...my face was fine before I went on it and then i took it and a month later my face was covered in horrible cystic bumps.....you need one that is not androgonec...
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Thats strange, my doc said it would help with the acne...Actually two doctors said it would..They told me to get off Diane-35 and go on Alesse instead...Diane-35 did nothing for my acne...So far so good with the Alesse...Maybe that was the initial breakout you were having with the Alesse...I will look into this further...Thanks for the input, I really appreciate all the feedback I can get....
I went on Alesse 3 years ago and I was on it for a good year and a half. My acne problems began a few weeks after I started taking it and it took me a long time to realize that it could be the problem. I went to my dermatologist and she showed me the chart of the best bcp's for acne and Alesse was definitely at the bottom for being the most androgenic. I have since changed to Yasmin which has worked wonders. I would definitely NOT recommend Alesse to anyone with acne or even clear skin for that matter, it was a horrible experience. But everyone is different so who knows how your skin will react.
Although it is true that every woman reacts differently to BCPs, I agree that Alesse is one of the most likely to cause acne, according to everything I've read about BCPs.
Alesse BCP for acne?? 
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