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Article: Hormonal Therapies Offer Effective Solutions for Many Adult Women With Acne
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- July 29, 2009
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BOSTON, July 29 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Although acne
traditionally has been considered a disease of teenagers, it is also
extremely common in adult women. Studies show that acne affects more
than 50 percent of women between the ages of 20-29 and more than 25
percent of women between the ages of 40-49 (1). In fact, after age
20, women are far more likely to report having acne than men. While
there is no cure for acne, dermatologists are finding that hormonal
therapies can help some women fight ...