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I had severe acne from pcos. i took zinc 50 mg for two months and most of it is gone now. i'm happy but would like to understand why that happened.
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PCOS. : The hormonal aberrancies inherent in the PCOS diagnosis likely led to the acne.
Answered 11/27/2017
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