female, age 27, with new acne

[seabranch]

I am a female, age 27. I have never had acne.  Just a stray pimple here and there as a teenager.  

I was married at age 23 and have been on birth control for the past 4 years.  I went off birth control four months ago to begin attempts to get pregnant.  Very shortly thereafter I began to see significant acne breakouts that are consistant throughout the month - especially in the area of my forehead.  

I don't want to jeopardize my ability to get pregnant.  Is there anything that can I can do?

[Alan Rockoff, MD]

Acne at 27, and beyond, is quite common, especially in women.  It can be treated, and eventually goes away.  There are good anti-acne medications that are safe to use even during pregnancy, clindamycin for example.  Ask your doctor.

Best.

Dr. Rockoff

[keithy33]

i suffered yrs ago for many yrs with acne tried everything and the last resort was a new cream came on the market and i was put forward for trial and for me it worked the cream i gather has come along way now since i had it but ask your gp about it or at the chemist the cream you want to try is panoxyl use it last thing at night and wash off in the morning you do get a tingling sensation with it but genuinly it worked for me