"i am 22 years old and i have had clear skin my entire life. i was on the depo shot for a year and had my son then got back on the shot for two more years and decided with the irregular periods and weight gain, that i wanted to switch. i now have a paragard. for those of you who don&#039;t know, it&#039;s a 10 year iud. i get regular periods and its hormone free. it amazing. but to get to my acne. i started getting acne about a year ago. it was mild at first but within a month it got so bad. my doctor didn&#039;t think it was hormonal, but after a year and 4 times on different antibiotics he decided to refer me to a dermatologist. they put me on 100 mg a day with adapalene gel. its been three weeks and i&#039;d say my acne is 50% gone. i&#039;m so happy"