Posted By Discussion Topic: women suffer from thinning hair too...   bonnieD 07-14-2008 @ 11:48 AM                           reply Member Joined: May 2008 I am now in my mid 50s and keep my hair quite short becuase i have such think hair.  I would like to attempt to thicken it up a little and have no idea if Propecia can be used my women.  I see mostly if not all men on this forum so have any of you heard of a woman using Propecia successfully? Any replies greatly appreciated! Face 10-02-2009 @ 3:20 PM                           reply Member Joined: Sep 2009 i am new to this site but have been reading through a lot of the forum topics and threads and it seems that women can take propecia BUT NOT if they are trying to conceive. ie absolutley not if you are pregnant or trying to get pregnant. Women can take the medication if they are taking/ using birth control. the pill and condoms seem to be ok. have a read through the ukmedix home page and the frequently asked qu's for more info as all on there and that is where i got all my info from.