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Do all birth control pills have the chance of causing melasma? what about weight gain?
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Combined OC: Melasma is mostly seen with combined oc's, those that have estrogen an progesterone. The mini pill or Progesterone only pills do not usually cause that much of an effect.
Answered 1/21/2017
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