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Are birth control pills taken for acne like estelle 35-ed/diane 35-ed just as effective for birth control as other combination pills ?
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Yes: It's perfectly effective as a birth control due to the estrogen. The main difference is that the other hormone is typically a Progesterone in other combination pills. The second hormone in Estelle-35ED is an anti-androgen hormone called cyproterone acetate which decreases the level of androgens you are exposed to/able to respond to and thereby decreasing oily skin and acne.
Answered 6/30/2014
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