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Do acne medications contain hormones?

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No: Most routine anti-acne medications contain antibiotics, sebostatics, or keratolytics. If indicated, a woman may benefit from systemic oral contraceptive pills (hormones) to treat inflammatory acne associated with menstrual irregularity.

Answered 7/22/2012

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Depends: Some women see improvement in acne when they take hormonal contraceptives.That said, none of the topically applied creams contain hormones.

Answered 1/3/2017

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