"getting on birth control was my last resort in trying to get rid of my terrible cystic, hormonal acne. the kind that looked even worse under makeup. i tried everything to get rid of it. i even took special woman&#039;s vitamins called vitex which made me have a full body itch for two straight weeks even after i quit using it. since i knew that my acne was hormonal because of it&#039;s location and the irregularity of my periods, i broke down and went to the gynecologist (even though i was terrified). it turned out that i had high levels of testosterone. even after 2 months, i saw results. after 4 months, i can happily say that i only get 1 or 2 pimples a month as opposed to the usual 10 or more! now i just have to deal with the post-acne red marks.:("