Progesterone and hormonal acne
Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 12:04 am
I’m in perimenopause and have been having abnormal uterine bleeding. Trying oral micronized progesterone with my doc to try and keep the uterine lining thin and help regulate my periods.
When I switched from Aygestin (was on it for a month to stop super heavy bleeding) to oral micronized progesterone (200Mg nightly), I started having bad hormonal cystic acne soon after that and it has persisted (was told to do 3 weeks on, 1 week off). This was unexpected after all of the wonderful things I read about OMP.
Has anyone else experienced this? I also have slightly elevated prolactin, so I plan on seeing an endocrinologist for all of this. I would prefer not to have to switch to an IUD and synthetic progestins.
When I switched from Aygestin (was on it for a month to stop super heavy bleeding) to oral micronized progesterone (200Mg nightly), I started having bad hormonal cystic acne soon after that and it has persisted (was told to do 3 weeks on, 1 week off). This was unexpected after all of the wonderful things I read about OMP.
Has anyone else experienced this? I also have slightly elevated prolactin, so I plan on seeing an endocrinologist for all of this. I would prefer not to have to switch to an IUD and synthetic progestins.