Dr. Samantha Ellis

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So they do actually have those increased hormones in their body.

But when you're getting treated for PCOS, a lot of that will help your skin, for example, going on birth control or spironolactone.

These are medications that can be leveraged not just by dermatologists, but by endocrinologists who are helping with PCOS overall.

It might be slightly different from person to person depending on what medications they might be on or what other medical problems they have.

But for most people, I will make sure they are on tretinoin, which is a topical medication that helps regulate their skin cell turnover.

So it helps unclog their pores.

It's anti-inflammatory.

It's also anti-aging, so most people aren't mad about that.

And then I will also often talk to them about the medication spironolactone.

It's a really effective medication at reducing how your androgens interact with your oil glands.

And for most women, like over 85% of women who go on that medication, they will see a reduction in their hormonal acne.

Oh, wow.

Yeah, so it's very effective.

And of course, like I say, for every medication, it's not for everyone and not everyone can tolerate it, but it tends to be quite well tolerated.

Yeah, what are the downsides?

Number one, it is a diuretic, meaning that it makes you pee out more fluid.

So people be like, oh yeah, I'm not bloated.

So this is the thing.

So it was initially used for blood pressure to reduce your blood pressure by peeing out extra fluid.

It also can be part of some birth control pills, but yes, it can make you lose some water weight, which is great.

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