Dr. Jessica Shepherd

can be an increase in testosterone as well, which then elicit the buildup of oil, which then you get bacteria and then you have acne. Wow. Yeah. And so do you see this a lot with 20-year-olds? I do. They come in and usually what is the best way to treat them? So it's a great relationship we have with dermatologists because they'll have these patients come into them.

can be an increase in testosterone as well, which then elicit the buildup of oil, which then you get bacteria and then you have acne. Wow. Yeah. And so do you see this a lot with 20-year-olds? I do. They come in and usually what is the best way to treat them? So it's a great relationship we have with dermatologists because they'll have these patients come into them.

And a lot of dermatologists will actually send the patient back to an OBGYN because typically we will put them on birth control pills to kind of help quiet down this kind of overwhelm of hormones and it responds to that. And a lot of it has to do with the testosterone feature of what's being elevated, what's creating that message being sent, and then you have the outcome of the hormonal acne.

And a lot of dermatologists will actually send the patient back to an OBGYN because typically we will put them on birth control pills to kind of help quiet down this kind of overwhelm of hormones and it responds to that. And a lot of it has to do with the testosterone feature of what's being elevated, what's creating that message being sent, and then you have the outcome of the hormonal acne.

And a lot of dermatologists will actually send the patient back to an OBGYN because typically we will put them on birth control pills to kind of help quiet down this kind of overwhelm of hormones and it responds to that. And a lot of it has to do with the testosterone feature of what's being elevated, what's creating that message being sent, and then you have the outcome of the hormonal acne.

I want them to know that the body is really trying to get to homeostasis. And homeostasis is just that kind of perfect balance that the body needs to be able to do the functions that it wants to do. Now, when we're on birth control, the goal of birth control is to somewhat suppress or kind of decrease the activity of your hormones that your body naturally produces. Okay.

I want them to know that the body is really trying to get to homeostasis. And homeostasis is just that kind of perfect balance that the body needs to be able to do the functions that it wants to do. Now, when we're on birth control, the goal of birth control is to somewhat suppress or kind of decrease the activity of your hormones that your body naturally produces. Okay.

I want them to know that the body is really trying to get to homeostasis. And homeostasis is just that kind of perfect balance that the body needs to be able to do the functions that it wants to do. Now, when we're on birth control, the goal of birth control is to somewhat suppress or kind of decrease the activity of your hormones that your body naturally produces. Okay.

And when it does that, it is doing the job of what it's supposed to be doing is preventing pregnancy by decreasing the suppression or rather the release of an egg, right? Your body's in default to get pregnant every month. Right. So it wants to release an egg. So what happens to all those hormones in your body if it's suppressing? They're still there.

And when it does that, it is doing the job of what it's supposed to be doing is preventing pregnancy by decreasing the suppression or rather the release of an egg, right? Your body's in default to get pregnant every month. Right. So it wants to release an egg. So what happens to all those hormones in your body if it's suppressing? They're still there.

And when it does that, it is doing the job of what it's supposed to be doing is preventing pregnancy by decreasing the suppression or rather the release of an egg, right? Your body's in default to get pregnant every month. Right. So it wants to release an egg. So what happens to all those hormones in your body if it's suppressing? They're still there.

They're still doing what they're supposed to be doing, but the birth control is kind of keeping it a little bit more suppressed so it can't do the function it wants to do. So when you come off, now you're lifting off this veil that was always there and suppressing. So now your hormones are like... we can go back to what we were doing. And it's trying to find that homeostasis.

They're still doing what they're supposed to be doing, but the birth control is kind of keeping it a little bit more suppressed so it can't do the function it wants to do. So when you come off, now you're lifting off this veil that was always there and suppressing. So now your hormones are like... we can go back to what we were doing. And it's trying to find that homeostasis.

They're still doing what they're supposed to be doing, but the birth control is kind of keeping it a little bit more suppressed so it can't do the function it wants to do. So when you come off, now you're lifting off this veil that was always there and suppressing. So now your hormones are like... we can go back to what we were doing. And it's trying to find that homeostasis.

And sometimes you might have highs, sometimes you might have lows.

And sometimes you might have highs, sometimes you might have lows.

And sometimes you might have highs, sometimes you might have lows.

Immediate gratification is usually what we want when it comes to our bodies. And I always am coaching my patients to give their bodies grace. And when I say that in a timeframe, that may be three to six months. I've had some patients who may take nine months to a year to kind of regulate and get back to what they used to be.

Immediate gratification is usually what we want when it comes to our bodies. And I always am coaching my patients to give their bodies grace. And when I say that in a timeframe, that may be three to six months. I've had some patients who may take nine months to a year to kind of regulate and get back to what they used to be.

Immediate gratification is usually what we want when it comes to our bodies. And I always am coaching my patients to give their bodies grace. And when I say that in a timeframe, that may be three to six months. I've had some patients who may take nine months to a year to kind of regulate and get back to what they used to be.