Propecia for Post-Menopausal Women?

I am a 65 year old woman. For a number of years now I have been experiencing much greater hair loss than I ever had. From what I have read, it could be due to DHT, since I am post-menopausal. I am using Rogain for the 2nd time around (I did seem to lose alot of hair several months after I stopped using it, and seem to be losing more hair now that I started again, but am staying with it as it did grow hair for me before). I’ve been on it again for about 2 mo.

My question is, is Propecia safe for women? I am taking so many vitamins and herbs (again, started about 2 mo. ago, don’t know of they will help) but wonder if it would be easier to just take the Propecia (and probably cheaper). Any women out there with experience with this? I am taking Silica, saw palmetto (supposed to suppress DHT), Biotin, extra B, and my usual multi, Calcium & C. Wow, expensive! Anyway, any comments or info much appreciated. I’m glad I found your site!! Thanks in advance.

There have been studies on the use of Propecia in post-menopausal women and the verdict is unclear. Some reports say it has value, while others say the opposite. There is a safety issue for the various female cancers (breast, ovary, uterus) that are tied to genetic causes and in those women, I would be very concerned about the use of this drug. But I would like to invite women with experience in using Propecia to post a comment with their experiences…