"after 2 1/2 years of horrible acne, during which i was on antibiotics &amp; topicals that never ended up working, my dermatologist and dr. suggested i should try birth control. i went to planned parenthood and was put on microgestin fe 1/20. after about 6 months on this pill, i actually lost weight (due to nausea at first), breasts grew, lighter periods every month, and no change in everything else. as for my acne, it probably got better about 40%, but still had at least 3-5 pimples/cysts all the time and no reduction in face oiliness. trial and error, now trying ortho tri cyclen."