An oral drug for male-pattern hair loss, used with an oral contraceptive, may help younger women with a female -pattern hair loss, researchers reported. After a year of treatment, 23 of 37 premenopausal women with female-pattern hair loss were rated as improved, following treatment with oral Propecia (finasteride). Of the other patients, 13 did not improve, and one patient’s hair grew worse, according to a report in the March issue of the Archives of Dermatology.
