[Efficacy of oral contraceptives on acne. Apropos of a comparative study of Varnoline vs Diane in 69 women with acne].

Abstract

The authors conducted a comparative study of the effect of two oral contraceptives Varnoline and Diane in the treatment of androgenic manifestations: acne and hirsutism. The two products tested seem to have a similar efficacy on this type of clinical manifestations.

• Authors: M Levrier, H Degrelle, Y Bestaux, M Bourry-Moreno, J P Brun, F Sailly
• Journal: Revue francaise de gynecologie et d'obstetrique (Rev Fr Gynecol Obstet) 1988 Jul-Sep Vol. 83 Issue 7-9 Pg. 573-6 ISSN: 0035-290X [Print] France
• Vernacular Title: Efficacité sur l'acné des contraceptifs oraux. A propos d'une étude comparative Varnoline versus Diane chez 69 femmes acnéiques.
• PMID: 2973646 (Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Controlled Clinical Trial, English Abstract, Journal Article, Multicenter Study)

Chemical References

• Androgen Antagonists
• Contraceptives, Oral, Combined
• Drug Combinations
• Norpregnenes
• Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin
• Testosterone
• Ethinyl Estradiol
• Cyproterone Acetate
• Cyproterone acetate, ethinyl estradiol drug combination
• Oviol
• Desogestrel
• Cyproterone

Topics

• Acne Vulgaris (blood, drug therapy)
• Adolescent
• Adult
• Androgen Antagonists (therapeutic use)
• Contraceptives, Oral, Combined (therapeutic use)
• Cyproterone (therapeutic use)
• Cyproterone Acetate
• Desogestrel
• Drug Combinations (therapeutic use)
• Drug Tolerance
• Ethinyl Estradiol (therapeutic use)
• Female
• Humans
• Multicenter Studies as Topic
• Norpregnenes (therapeutic use)
• Random Allocation
• Sex Hormone-Binding Globulin (analysis)
• Testosterone (blood)