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I haven't taken birth control before and am starting lo loestrin fe in a few days. i've seen negative comments about acne w this med is that common

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Some: some women do have acne with this product and personally I don't use lo loestrin too often because it is such a low dose that pregnancy rates are higher. For acne, I like Ortho tricyclen lo. It has an FDA indication for mild cystic acne prevention.

Dr Cannon and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/30/2015

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No period since dec. 2 not pregnant im on birth control (lo loestrin fe) the last day of my period was dec 2. And i still haven't had my period. I've taken 2 tests, and they all come out negative. Could the birth control have stopped my periods?

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