When I was pregnant with my two children, there were times that I felt like I was going through puberty all over again. And not just because certain parts of my body were undergoing some major changes, but because I had acne like I did back in high school.

Having a pimple, or three, on your chin is one sure-fire way to draw attention to the fact that your hormones are in flux, and to leave you feeling a little more uncomfortable on top of it all. Hormone levels during pregnancy elevate, and two of the things believed to be the result of this are skin changes and acne.

Luckily, I wasn't alone. As it turns out, many women suffer from increased acne during pregnancy.

According to a report in the Archives of Dermatology, up to 65 percent of the women surveyed believe there was a change in their acne during their pregnancies. The interesting thing, however, is that not all women suffered from more acne during pregnancy. They found that around 41 percent of the women reported that their acne improved while they were pregnant, while only 29 percent believed that it got worse.

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