Will I get acne during menstruation?

Many female friends are troubled by acne on their faces during menstruation, because it will seriously affect their appearance. It is very normal to have acne during menstruation. The main reasons include excessive male hormones, excessive sebum secretion, decreased secretion of progesterone hormone and egg hormone and other personal factors. You need to pay attention to your own diet and lifestyle habits.

1. Reasons

1. Excessive male hormones: Starting from puberty and throughout the reproductive age of women, the ovaries and endometrium will undergo cyclical changes due to changes in hormone levels, resulting in menstruation. During the period from ovulation to before menstruation, the androgen content or the ratio of androgen to estrogen is relatively high, which leads to a corresponding increase in sebaceous gland activity, thus easily causing acne to worsen.

2. Excessive sebum secretion: clogged hair follicles. Studies have found that the lipid composition of the skin surface before menstruation is significantly different from that in other periods. The sebaceous gland ducts of the hair follicles are smallest on the 15th to 20th day of the menstrual cycle (before menstruation), and sebum secretion is easily blocked, which causes acne to worsen before menstruation.

3. Decreased secretion of progesterone hormone and egg cell hormone: One week before menstruation, the secretion of progesterone hormone and egg cell hormone decreases, the physical and mental conditions begin to become unstable, the skin is prone to allergies, becomes rough, oil secretion increases, and acne is easy to develop.

4. Other personal factors: premenstrual tension, anxiety, irritability, insomnia and bad eating and living habits may also be one of the causes of inducing or aggravating acne. When it comes to acne during menstruation, it must not be treated the same as ordinary acne during the treatment process. While removing acne, you must pay attention to the regulation of the female endocrine system. Only when the endocrine system is balanced can you control the growth of new acne.

2. Inspection

One week before and after menstruation or during menstruation, the skin will become extremely oily and prone to getting irritated, and pimples of varying sizes will constantly appear on the face, mainly on the forehead, chin, temples and other parts of the body. Some people will also have pimples on the back and chest, which will subside after the menstrual period. Acne during menstruation is generally related to endocrine disorders. In more serious cases, a full set of hormone tests can be done during the menstrual period to check the endocrine status; or a gynecological ultrasound examination can be done.