Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Acne

2109 Words5 Pages
bulb-icon

Recommended: Birth control from 1960 to present

Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Acne

What does Ortho Tri-Cyclen do for the treatment of acne and how does it work?

In 1960, the medical world of the United States was revolutionized by the introduction of The Pill. For the past forty years, The Pill has been the most popular form of reversible birth control. But beside the stellar contraceptive effectiveness rate ranging from 97-99.9% (when taken as directed), many other non-contraceptive benefits exist in conjunction with this method of birth control. Studies have proven that a women’s incidence of ovarian and endometrial cancers, benign cysts of the ovaries and breasts, and pelvic inflammatory disease, all decrease with pill use. Heavy bleeding and severe cramps are also minimized (www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/CONSUMER/CON00027.html). Recent claims state that birth control may also effectively treat some types of acne. Though, back in 1966, The Rocky Mountain Medical Journal published an article illustrating the effectiveness of estrogen-progestin combination in the treatment of stubborn acne, and maintaining that the cyclic administration of oral contraception is a useful measure for many women.

It was not until January 2, 1997 that marked another big step in the world of the birth control pill when, for the first time, an oral contraceptive was approved for marketing by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an effective treatment for acne. Ortho Tri-Cyclen, originally introduced in 1992 by the Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Corporation, is the first low dose birth control pill approved for a noncontraceptive indication. (www.pslgroup.com/dg/fa6a/htm.) Ortho Tri-Cyclen is the only birth control pill that has been clinically proven for the treatment of mo...

... middle of paper ...

... acne vulgaris. Journal of American Acad Dermatology, 37(5Pt1), 746-54

Olson WH, Lippman JS, Robisch DM, (1998). The duration of response to norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol in the treatment of acne vulgaris. Internal Journal of Fertil Womens Med, 43(6), 286-90

Redmond GP, (1998). Effectiveness of oral contraceptives in the treatment of acne, Contraception, 58(3 Suppl), 29S-33S

Redmond GP, Olson WH, Lippman JS, Kafrissen ME, Jones TM, Jorizzo JL, (1997). Norgestimate and ethinyl estradiol in the treatment of acne vulgaris: a radomized, placebo controlled trial. Obstetrics and Gynecology, 89(4), 615-22

Van Hoff MH, Hirasing RA, Kaptein MB, Koppenaal C, Voorhorst FJ, Schoemaker J, (1998). The use of oral contraceptives by adolescents for contraception, menstrual cycle problems or acne. Acta Obstetrics and Gynecol Scand, 77(9), 898-904

Show More
Related

  • Summary Of The Body Project By Joan Brumberg

    1595 Words  | 4 Pages

    As the process of menarche that transitions a child into a young woman begins and their bodies become more visible and exposed, so do the problems of becoming a young adult. Having perfect clear skin wasn’t always an epidemic for young adolescents. The desire to be beautiful was not always a priority and of the many body projects talked about by Brumberg, skin care was really the first to be supported by middle class parents. Having clear skin was of great social and cultural trend of the time. During this era when blemishes indicated to society that acne was a sign of poverty and uncleanliness, as well as displayed signs of promiscuous sexual behavior mothers did everything in their power to make sure that their youths received the proper face

    Read More

  • Birth Control

    1564 Words  | 4 Pages

    Samuel A. Pasquale, M.D., and Jennifer Cadoff, The Birth Control Book: A Complete Guide to Your Contraceptive Options, New York: Ballantine Books, 1996

    Read More

  • Abortion in Australia

    1023 Words  | 3 Pages

    educating women more on the pill and the way it works, the after effects of

    Read More

  • Should Public School Students be Given Birth Control Pills?

    696 Words  | 2 Pages

    The second reason for contraceptives being given to teenagers, will help them avoid many dangerous Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) associated with unsafe sexual practices. Studies have shown an increase in unprotected sexuality among teenagers can result in a wide-range of social problems, such as STDs. The topic of birth control in public schools has attracted much support from the American public, according to statistics surveyed. For example, a 2006 Associated Press-Ipsos survey discovered that 67% of Americans support the provision of contraceptives to students. This study also determined that, “About as many - 62 percent - said they believe providing birth control reduces the number of teenage pregnancies” (Associated Press).

    Read More

  • Essay On Birth Control Pills

    1264 Words  | 3 Pages

    In the 1950’s, the search was on for a reliable oral contraceptive. Research began based

    Read More

  • Laser Treatment

    938 Words  | 2 Pages

    This treatment is considered to be effective for the removal of acne scars. This avoids the use of taking medicines and applying ointments. However, the treatment must be done by an experienced and specially traine...

    Read More

  • Accutane Essay

    973 Words  | 2 Pages

    What would you give to rid yourself of acne? What would you do? The bane of every adolescent’s existence, these red spots develop to some degree in 85% of the population between ages 12 and 25 (Lamberg). Teenagers wake up every morning, look at the mirror, and sigh at the acne on their faces and often other places on their bodies. They dread these awful things that are absolutely ugly. They get desperate and eventually, if the acne grows worse than ever before, they resort to Accutane. Accutane, also known as isotretinoin, is a medication for acne. However, despite isotretinoin’s helpfulness in controlling acne that is unresponsive to other treatments, this medication should not be used because of its harmful physical side effects, its association with psychiatric adverse effects, and its effects on reproduction.

    Read More

  • Pros and Cons of Birth Control

    1635 Words  | 4 Pages

    The first form of birth control came in the form a pill and was approved by the FDA in 1960(qtd in Gladwell ) The pill was said to be the safest form of birth control because it was safe and said to be a natural form of birth control. John Rock was a well know man around the community. Loretta McLaughlin writes, "It was his name and his reputation that gave ultimate validity to the claims that the pill would protect women against unwanted pregnancy.”(qdt in Gladwell) Even back then, with all the research that they set out to do the pill was still know to cause cancer in young women, not only cancer but the miscarrying of children shortly after taking the pill.

    Read More

  • The Organ

    1329 Words  | 3 Pages

    The organ is a keyboard instrument with one or more manuals, and usually a pedal board. Manuals are keyboards you play with your hands and pedal boards are keyboards that people play with their feet. The organ’s sound output is continuous and constant for as long as a key is depressed. It is up to the player to determine how long a key is depressed. A good thing about organs, is that the volume of the organ’s sound does not depend on how hard you strike the keyboard. A person can gently stroke the keys and it does not affect the volume or note that the organ makes. Pianos are very different however. A piano’s volume can be raised and lowered depending on the force you use to strike the keys. There are many types of organs with different purposes including the church organ, concert organ, pipe organs, chamber organs, theatre organs, reed organs, chord organs, electronic organs and more!

    Read More

  • Contraception Coverage

    1259 Words  | 3 Pages

    Weimar, Carrie. "Women taking birth control pills for reasons other than contraception." UF Health Podcasts. UF Health Communications, 1 February 2012. Web. 8 Dec 2013.

    Read More

  • The Tragic Hero of The Crucible by Arthur Miller

    1393 Words  | 3 Pages

    A tragedy should bring fear and pity to the reader. A man in this tragedy should not be exceptionally righteous, but his faults should come about because of a certain irreversible error on his part. This man should find a bad or fatal ending to add to the tragedy of the story, for this man in the tragic hero. The protagonist John Proctor portrays a tragic hero in The Crucible; his hamartia of adultery causes great internal struggles, he displays hubris by challenging authority, and he encounters catastrophe through recognition and reversal.

    Read More

  • Should Teens Have Parental Consent to Receive Birth Control?

    935 Words  | 2 Pages

    As we see in the world today many teens are becoming mothers before they finish high school or before they turn 18. Although some teens are on birth control already many are not because they are afraid to tell their parents which may lead to their parents thinking they are sexually active. Moreover, teens usually find themselves in a professional clinic trying to seek different options of birth control but they are derailed by having parental consent or notification. Many clinics have a policy were teen needs to have parental consent to receive birth control. Many parents feel that teens should be able to make the choice by themselves if they are having sex or just being careful.

    Read More

  • Pipe Organ Essay

    802 Words  | 2 Pages

    Everyone knows that Music is played an important role in human lives. Music Instruments are also created for people to play and compose songs for them. The Instrument that I want to mention in this paragraph is one of the traditional keyboard Instruments. That is Pipe Organ. This Organ earns a Great reputation as the King of Instruments. The console includes stops, the pedals and there are one to seven manuals or keyboards for a Pipe Organ. This Organ creates sounds by pumping the air through the hundreds of tubes which is controlled by the keyboard. Pipe Organ is inspired by the water Organ in the third century B.C which is invented by the Greek engineer in Egypt. His name is Ktesibios or Tesibius, he is also known as a

    Read More

  • Essay On The Sun Also Rises By Ernest Hemingway

    1052 Words  | 3 Pages

    The Sun Also Rises is Hemingway’s first momentous literary work. It is a story about the lives of a number of Americans who were living in Europe after World War I. An American World War I expatriate and journalist, Jake Barnes, tell the novel’s storyline. The themes that are depicted by Hemingway in this novel include purposelessness of the ‘Lost Generation’, masculine insecurity, communication breakdown, binge alcohol consumption, and fake friendships. Nonetheless, as essential as the premise and the context of the novel are, the characters are the heart and soul of the Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises

    Read More

  • The Music Instrument the Organ

    1338 Words  | 3 Pages

    ...The feature of not only having a keyboard but also a pedal board gives them more of an advantage than a pianist. Plus the tone of the organ doesn’t fade as you hold down the key like a piano. It makes it so the sound is constant and is last without decay. Organs can have multiple key boards which also makes it unique because you could be playing two different sounds with both hands. Organs are also unique because they are not portable. They have to be built for the room they are going to be in so there are not many alike at all most the time.

    Read More

More about Ortho Tri-Cyclen and Acne

Open Document