Acne references

British Journal of Dermatology Volume 100 Issue 6 Page 687-692, June 1979
The effect of topically applied progesterone on sebum excretion rate

Archives of Dermatological Research Volume 269, 281-290, Number 3 / December, 1980
Inhibition of testosterone metabolism and lipogenesis in animal sebaceous glands by progesterone

Acta Derm Venereol Suppl (Stockh). 1980;Suppl 89:27-31.
The influence of sex hormones on acne.

Archives of Dermatological Research
Volume 276, Number 6 / September, 1984 Pages 401-405
The local antiandrogenic effect of the intracutaneous injection of progesterone in the flank organ of sexually mature male syrian golden hamster

British Journal of Dermatology Volume 119 Issue 5 Page 627-632, Nov 1988
Inhibition of 5 alpha-reductase activity in human skin by zinc and azelaic acid

G Ital Dermatol Venereol. 1990 Sep;125(9):363-7.
[Sexual hormones and acne in adolescent women]

Obstetrics & Gynecology 1991;78:103-107
Effects of sex steroids on skin 5 alpha-reductase activity in vitro

Archives of Dermatology Vol. 130 No. 3, March 1994
Acne vulgaris in premenarchal girls. An early sign of puberty associated with rising levels of dehydroepiandrosterone

Medical Hypotheses
Volume 44, Issue 6, June 1995, Pages 490-492
Pantothenic acid deficiency as the pathogenesis of acne vulgaris

American Journal of Clinical Dermatology. 3(8):571-578, 2002.
Acne: Effect of Hormones on Pathogenesis and Management.

Skin & Aging - Volume 10 - Issue 09 - September 2002 - Pages: 72 - 75
Hormones & Acne: Considering a New Treatment Approach

Arch Dermatol. 2002 Dec;138(12):1584-90.
Acne vulgaris: a disease of Western civilization.

Semin Cutan Med Surg. 2005 Jun;24(2):84-91.
Implications for the role of diet in acne.

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology,
Volume 52, Issue 2 , February 2005, Pages 360-362

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 86, No. 1, 107-115, July 2007
A low-glycemic-load diet improves symptoms in acne vulgaris patients: a randomized controlled trial

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