58 Year Old Woman Looking to Take Propecia

I’m a 58 year old woman, who is getting a lot of hair loss near the front of my head. This has been going on for about 6 months, and I’m not sure if I should start Propecia (correct spelling?) or Minoxidil. I’m hypothroid,and take a combination of armour thyroid, and synthroid, the latter being more a culprit in hair loss I’ve read. If my being hypothyroid will always keep me losing hair, is there any point to starting a hair serum/medication?

Women after menopause have been the subject of one of the studies on finasteride (Propecia). The study, involving 137 post-menopausal women with androgenetic alopecia (male pattern baldness) who were treated with Propecia vs. placebo for 12 months, could not demonstrate effectiveness of Propecia. Another study shows it might help, but the statistics are just not there. Minoxidil is the only FDA approved medication for women with hair loss at this point.

Hypothyroid condition and synthroid are both blamed for hair loss. Although hypothyroid disorders may increase hair loss, I assume your thyroid hormone level is corrected being on thyroid medications. If in doubt, discuss it with your endocrinologist. As I said before, there is no systemic medication for treatment of hair loss in women now.