Case report, 1995
Does stopping the menstrual cycle help skin conditions that get worse before periods?
Yes. In this one woman, both a hormone medicine and surgery to remove her ovaries showed dramatic improvement in her skin condition.
What they did
Case report of a woman with benign familial pemphigus (a genetic skin condition) that got worse before her period. She was first treated with goserelin, a hormone medicine injected under the skin. Later she had surgery to remove her uterus and ovaries, and was given oestrogen replacement therapy.
What they found
Her skin condition showed dramatic improvement with the goserelin treatment. The improvement continued and was sustained after the surgery with oestrogen replacement.
What it means for you
Stopping hormonal changes of the menstrual cycle can improve this skin condition. This is one person's experience, so we do not know if it works for other people.
About the study
- Original title
- Benign familial pemphigus--premenstrual exacerbation suppressed by goserelin and oophorectomy
- Authors
- James MP, Williams RM
- Journal
- Clinical and experimental dermatology
- Year
- 1995
- Study design
- Case report
- What was tested
- Subcutaneous goserelin followed by hysterectomy, bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy, and oestrogen replacement therapy
- Read the paper
- doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2230.1995.tb01284.x
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