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Can Herbal Hormone Help with Teen Acne?
asked 2 years ago by howfi48 in arkansas
Latest answer by Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Question viewed 208 times
Tags: acne, hormones, teenager
Would herbal hormone help in teen acne in stablizing the oil supply in the body?
1 answer to Can Herbal Hormone Help with Teen Acne?
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There has been very little in the dermatology literature regarding using herbal hormones for acne. I am assuming you are referring to the use of phytoestrogens for this purpose.
Estrogens in general help acne since they use up some of the sex binding globulin. This leads to decreased activation of testosterone. Estrogen itself also causes decreased oil production of the sebaceous glands.
There are many phytoestrogens in soy isoflavones. Lessers, but still abundant amounts,...
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Arnold R. Oppenheim, MD
Virginia Beach Dermatologist
Virginia Beach Dermatologist