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Saffron Otter

'I ditched the contraceptive pill and broke out with acne - I felt like a freak'

A mum-of-three has shared the emotional toll of breaking out with hormonal spots in her thirties after coming off the contraceptive pill to start a family.

Jennifer Outhwaite, 41, from Manchester, had always suffered from acne as a teen but didn't expect it to return in her late twenties and thirties when she came off the pill when trying for a baby.

Feeling like a 'freak,' the Team GB triathlete didn't feel confident enough to leave the house without heavy make-up and during training sessions when she couldn't, became reserved, not wanting to make eye contact in case her peers judged her for her bad skin.

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