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I have had chronic urticaria for the last 13 year's. i often asked many of the doctors i had to see if it could be connected to my hormones......

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Dr. Arthur Balin answered

Specializes in Dermatology

Chronic Urticaria: Urticaria is not a disease but a cutaneous reaction pattern and can have many different causes. One of the many causes can be a form of autoimmune Progesterone dermatitis, which would be related to hormones.

Answered 6/30/2014

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