the ocp doesn't 'regulate' your hormones

The OCP reduces your hormones to a pre-pubescent level, so for many of us what they were when we were around 12 years old. This essentially ceases the body's ability to ovulate to avoid getting pregnant.⁠
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Many women that I consult with think that because their skin clears up and they get a monthly period when they take the sugar pills that their hormones and period are 'regulated'. Nope! If your period was regulated why does it only come when you stop taking the pills and you can skip it if you stay on them?! It is not a real period that you are getting, it is a drug withdrawal bleed.⁠
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Therefore, once you stop taking the pill the body has to wake up and jump from producing 12 year old levels of hormones to the appropriate levels a woman of child bearing age should have. This comes with complications, the common one being acne due to the rapid surge in male sex hormones which regulate our oil gland production and have been suppressed during pill use which reduces acne.⁠
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Now you might say, "why don't we just suppress male hormones all the time to treat acne?" Well, because they are really good for women in appropriate levels to feel good!! They help give us a healthy libido, improve mood, motivation and increase muscle strength. That is why libido and mood get significantly impacted on the pill.⁠
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The pill is a bandaid and not a solution. Any problems that you had prior to the pill, whether it was acne, irregular periods or bad PMS, it will all come back afterwards, and often worse without a treatment plan.
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If you are wanting to come off the pill then book in a consult with me so we can prepare your body prior to stopping and support your body afterwards to avoid post pill acne! ⁠