Can a pregnancy cause your face to break out?


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Pregnancy Pregnancy can trigger acne or make existing adult acne worse. Higher levels of hormones called androgens are at least partly responsible for pregnancy breakouts because they can prompt the sebaceous glands in your skin to get bigger and boost production of an oily substance called sebum.

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