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In half of adult women with acne, high male hormone levels or extra-sensitive skin receptors are to blame — and in most of those cases, it’s linked to PCOS, a hormonal disorder.

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The study says that in half of adult women with acne, high male hormone levels or extra-sensitive hormone receptors are the main cause, and most of those women also have PCOS — which is exactly what the claim says.

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