Posted on November 19, 2007 in Latest News
“20 and 20+ women suffer more from acne than men pf the same age group”, says a new research study. Dermatologists at the University of Alabama came up with this claim after studying acne prevalence in 1,013 men and women who are 20 and 20+.
The study found that onetime-in-life sufferers of acne accounted to 73.3 percent of volunteers. Among them, men and women who faced acne problem during their teenage are 68.5 and 66.8 respectively. Though the amount of acne suffering during teenage is almost same for both genders, it is women who are facing more of acne problem in adolescence.
The following are some interesting findings about adult acne in men and women:
All these facts indicate that it is women who suffer more from acne in their 20s and during 20+. Further research still needs to be done to find out the reasons for why adult acne is more in women and to come up with better treatment options. Now, the researchers think that hormones may be the reason for this.
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