There is no interaction beteween birth control pills and Retin A. If the birth control isn't helping your acne, I would see your dermatologist as there are many other treatment options available.
Does using Retin-A reduce the effectiveness of birth control pills?
I am on birth control pills but my pimples still keep appearing. I want to try using Retin-A since when I used it before (without the pills), it worked on me really good. But, now it's back, so I want to know if the birth control pills loses its effectiveness if I use both pills and Retin-A?
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