Study: Thin cysters more likely to have acne than obese cysters..
I found this very interesting...I wonder why thin cysters are likely to have more acne than overweight cysters? I doubt that being overweight protects people from getting acne....I would think that there is something different in the disease process in obese cysters vs. thin cysters?
1: Fertil Steril. 2008 Nov 1. [Epub ahead of print]Links Clinical and biochemical presentations of polycystic ovary syndrome among obese and nonobese women.
Liou TH, Yang JH, Hsieh CH, Lee CY, Hsu CS, Hsu MI.
Obesity Research Center, Taipei Medical University-Wan Fang Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health and Nutrition, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
OBJECTIVE: To study the differences in clinical and biochemical characteristics between obese and nonobese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). DESIGN: Retrospective study. SETTING: University teaching hospital. PATIENT(S): Four hundred sixty-four Taiwan Chinese women, among whom 295 were diagnosed with PCOS and 169 were non-PCOS controls. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE(S): Body mass index, average menstrual interval, modified Ferriman-Gallwey score, acne, total T, and waist-to-hip ratio. RESULT(S): Obese women with polycystic ovary morphology (PCOM) had a greater risk of developing of PCOS (odds ratio [OR], 2.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.5-10.4) than nonobese women with PCOM. Obese women with PCOM had a higher incidence oligomenorrhea (OR, 2.6; 95% CI, 1.6-4.1) and biochemical hyperandrogenemia (OR, 2.5; 95% CI, 1.6-4.0) than nonobese women with PCOM. Obese subjects with PCOS had a higher risk of developing oligomenorrhea (OR, 2.2; 95% CI, 1.3-3.7) and biochemical hyperandrogenemia (OR, 2.6; 95% CI, 1.6-4.2) than nonobese women with PCOS. Moreover, obese women with PCOS had significantly higher serum total T levels and more prolonged menstrual intervals than nonobese women with PCOS. Notably, the obese women with PCOS presented less acne than the nonobese subjects (OR, 0.5; 95% CI, 0.3-0.9). CONCLUSION(S): Obese women with PCOS had more severe ovulatory dysfunction and higher serum total T levels than nonobese subjects. Moreover, obese women with PCOS had a significantly lower frequency of acne than nonobese subjects.
Hmmm, aside from a random zit here and there every once in a while, I've never had acne, even as a teenager...
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This makes sense to me. I have always been thin but strugged with acne. Especially during my teens, when I was basically skin and bones but had terrible acne. My sister, on the other hand, was overweight but had great skin. Pick your poison I guess.
wow. this makes so much sense to me. in fact, i've been looking around and realized that most girls with acne are on the thin side. hmm... could it have something to do with high testosterone levels?
i have adult acne. it started to plague me after i turned 18. i have irregular cycles as well.
does anyone here have acne and fairly regular cycles?
i had TERRIBLE acne as a teen. And have only started getting acne again now that i have lost weight, (i weight 141 lb now). thanks for the article.
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wow. this makes so much sense to me. in fact, i've been looking around and realized that most girls with acne are on the thin side. hmm... could it have something to do with high testosterone levels?
does anyone here have acne and fairly regular cycles?
Yes, acne is caused by high testosterone levels what is also called hyperandrogenism, it's also the reason for excessive hair and hair loss.
I used to have acne and regular cycles in my early twenties, but not anymore.
I couldn't see the article but I have struggled with acne for years and always been slim. I have fairly regular cycles, can range from 28 to 40 days occasionally longer but I dont ever miss a period.
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Study: Thin cysters more likely to have acne than obese cysters.. 
