Hormonal Imbalance

          Since I enter the puberty age, allot of changes takes place on my body or called maturation. Development of the breast, widening of my hips, hair in the pubic part and armpit starts to thicken and the biggest and most awaited part of this stage is the menstruation. Menstruation happens every four weeks or once every month. But one more change happened or appeared on my face (PIMPLES), at first I thought it was just normal and it happened to every female that undergo this stage but as I grow up I expect these pimples will get rid off of  my face, but instead of being less, it gets worst. Allot of beauty products were endorsed on me and I’ve been into allot of dermatologist but none of these was the solution on my problem. 

       My friend suggested me to go to an Ob Gynecologist, at first I’m not aware that I can get a check up to an OB because all I know is that only pregnant women are their concern. So I go to an OB and she told me that these pimples were caused of the Hormonal Imbalance. Hormone is a substance that is produce in one part of the body or more specifically in the Endocrine Gland, it passes through the bloodstream and send it to the other organs or tissues, wherein it acts as to modify their function. Growth hormone from the pituitary gland, Corticosteroids from the adrenal gland, Androgen from the testes or also called as the male hormone and Progesterone and Estrogen or also called the female hormone these are some examples of the hormones. In my case, my hormones (progesterone and estrogen) are not in balance one of them is more elevated and also my doctor said that I have an elevated androgen which is the male hormone (and it is kinda weird) that’s the reason why I have excessive pimples and I have hairsutism (which is an abnormal growth of hair in other part of the body like in the face).  My doctor prescribed me to take pills (contraceptive pill) because this drug let the hormone balances and it will prevent the unstoppable growth of pimples and facial hair. For about 3 month I could observe that my pimples are starting to lighten and when I’m having my menstruation, the growth are now moderate and controllable. 

Reference:
http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/body_stuff/puberty.html
http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/puberty.cfm
http://www.womenhealthzone.com/womens-health/causes-of-hormonal-imbalance-in-women/