Hormonal contraception and the skin.
The use of hormonal contraception is of great interest in dermatological therapy because of the effectiveness of hormonal contraception with its antiandrogenic properties in the treatment of androgen-dependent dermatological disease and because of the need for a pregnancy prevention strategy in dermatological treatments with teratogenic potential (retinoids, thalidomide, methotrexate). We discuss here the main indications for the use of hormonal contraception in dermatology.
Institute of Dermatology, University of Florence, Italy.
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D000014:Abnormalities, Drug-Induced / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D000152:Acne Vulgaris / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology; D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000187:drug effects
D003278:Contraceptives, Oral, Hormonal