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description: Mental stress, spicy and fried foods, stomach problems, family history, and hormone-related issues showed a clear relationship with worse premenstrual acne. A
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Survey study, 2010

# What causes or increases the risk of premenstrual acne?

Mental stress, spicy and fried foods, stomach problems, family history, and hormone-related issues showed a clear relationship with worse premenstrual acne. Age and season did not show a clear relationship.

 Early or limited evidence

660 patients with premenstrual acne

## What they did

Researchers reviewed medical records of 660 patients with premenstrual acne seen between February 2006 and October 2009. They collected information about diet, stress levels, medical history, family history, physical features, and medical conditions affecting hormones.

## What they found

Spicy and fried foods, mental stress, stomach problems, family history of acne, longer hairs around the nipples, and thyroid, adrenal, or ovarian cysts all showed a clear relationship with moderate to severe premenstrual acne. Age and season had no clear relationship. About 67.4% of women with moderate premenstrual acne had inflammatory bumps on the forehead area.

## What it means for you

Premenstrual acne is linked to diet, stress, stomach health, genetics, and hormone-related conditions. The main limits are that this was a review of medical records from one location, so information may not be complete or accurate, and people may not have reported all details about their habits.

660

patients reviewed

67.4%

with bumps on forehead area

## About the study

Original title High-risk factors of premenstrual acne Authors Fanjun Meng, Ying Xu Journal Chin J Health Manage Year 2010 Study design Survey study Participants 660 What was tested None; the study identified risk factors through medical record review. Read the paper [doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-0815.2010.04.009](https://doi.org/10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-0815.2010.04.009)

## Topics

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