Cure for acne kills girls

Regulators in France, is removed from the sale of pills for treatment of acne Dianette, which is associated with the risk of developing blood clots deadly. Tablets have already led to the deaths of several dozen people.

Actually, Dianette   This oral contraceptive, working on the production of hormones. Tens of thousands of residents of the UK are taking these tablets and more treatment of polycystic ovary . But most of all   Dianette popular among teenage girls, who use it to carry out acne treatment . In recent years, emergency medicine began to withdraw from the market, since it is associated with the risk of dangerous blood clots.

In France, the use of Dianette   resulted in four deaths, while Canada has to 11. The European Medicines Agency, which regulates medicines in the EU market, said last week that begins an investigation into the safety of Dianette. The UK authorities are also concerned - here several deaths of young women and girls associated with the use of pills.

Thus, the 16-year-old Shannon Dicken (pictured) Dianette registered general practitioner as a means to treatment of acne . She took pills for four weeks, and then suddenly died from undiagnosed deep vein thrombosis. The resulting blood clot in his leg broke, and the veins came to light.

Most often used to treat Dianette syndrome polycystic ovary   - State causes an imbalance of the male hormone testosterone. Its symptoms include multiple ovarian cysts, irregular periods, acne and excessive hair growth on the face. According to statistics, this disease occurs in every 10 women. (READ MORE)

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