[Month36]

Hi There,
I have been on the pill for years now, it has always been the way to go for me. I never had too many terrible side effects. For years however, I have noticed that in pictures I always have a kind of dark shade over my upper lip. Mustache like... but not quite that bad. At first I thought it was hair, I tried waxing.. then I thought it was freckles, or sunspots so I have been using a cream that is suppose to lighten dark spots. I recently read in a magazine that the hormones in bc can cause these spots...and I kind of put two and two together. Has anybody else experienced this?? Could lower hormone bc help this go away? or any non hormonal bc suggestions. I have heard both good and bad about the copper IUD, but the idea kind of scares me.

[lemonsoldier]

I've had the same problem,
since my teens I've had noticeably darker skin on my upper lip.
Not sure why, but I assumed it was hormonal.
Birth control didn't seem to really affect it though.

[CHANDLERS WISH]

lemonsoldier, welcome to the forum

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