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Any birth control pills that don't cause melasma or acne?
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No: All of the available birth control pills, to my knowledge, have varying degrees of estrogen or estrogen-like components and as such can contribute to the development of melasma (in conjunction with sun-exposure).
Answered 8/7/2013
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