Hi, I am 22 and have recently come off Yazmin contraceptive pill which I was taking for my ance, i have been on it for a few years but have stopped taking it as i wanted to give my body a rest and my bleed breaks whilst i was taking this pill were getting less and less, in the end just half a day of bleeding and it didnt seem right.

iv always suffered with acne and went on the pill at a young age to control very heavy painful periods, and also to help my skin. iv been on dianette a few times now and this was a mircale for my skin but i came off this one and moved to yazmin as dianette is very strong and its not recommended to stay on this for long periods of time. i also as a teenager to an antibiotic for my skin, i think it was called doxycycline.. i came off as this as long term can cause brittle bones and yellowing of the teeth!!

anyway so iv just stopped taking yazmin and for the first month and a half my skin stayed spot free and i thought i may be over acne. nope!! in the last month its progressively got worse, its mainly all on my chin - a mixture of painful cyctic acne and vaginal spots, they keep coming up and take ages to heal. i have a few cystic ones coming up on my forehead now too, they really hurt but are stil under the skin. i know they'll come up and red soon it hurts to smile and no amount of make-up really covers them up.

iv been reading countless forums and online blogs and i do think i have a hormone imbalance. iv always had to wax and pluck my uper lip - but when i took the pill (because of the oestrogen) i didnt have to do this so much. Now im back to having to pluck random facial hairs out regularly and the hairs seem thicker and darker on my arms. I've also noticed that my breasts are about a cup smaller now than they were when I was 19. i know the pill affects this and im not on it anymore.. but from what iv been reading i think that i have a hormone in balance which is called "excess androgens" which is a male hormone. and i think this is causing my acne. does anyone know if you can just go and see your GP and get tested for this?? i would really like an indepth hormone check but i dont know how to go about it.

since coming off the pill i have had 2 periods, first one was on time and then the second was 3 weeks late. but both of them have just been one day of bleeding.

i just feel all over the place and what to know whats wrong its so frustrating!

iv had an internal scan before to look at my ovaries as for a while last year i had constant niggling pains for about a month.. it all looked healthy so those pains have gone as unexplaned. i still get them every now and then too..

sorry this is so long, would really appreciate hearing from ANYONE with similar problems, or any suggestions for anything iv written!!

im really interested in anything natural, or homeapathic to regulate hormones or help skin/periods as im tired of taking medication. although i do want my hormones to be right and definately will take a prescription if its what i need!!

xx