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

Levrier M, Degrelle H, Bestaux Y, Bourry-Moreno M, Brun JP, Sailly F

Revue francaise de gynecologie et d'obstetrique, 1988

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.

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