 [ Symptoms ] false positive pregnancy test [ Disease ] female hair loss treatments include minoxidil rogaine hair transplants hair powder fibers like toppik wigs hair extensions and weaves non fda approved and off label use of propecia may be discussed with your doctor minoxidil rogaine is available over the counter and available in 2 4 and 5 concentrations it may be something of a nuisance to apply twice daily but it has been shown to help conserve hair and may even grow some minoxidil tends to grow very fine small hairs wherever it is applied it is important to avoid running the liquid onto the face or neck where it can also grow hair it is marketed for women at the 2 concentration but may be used in higher strengths as directed by your doctor propecia is a drug that is currently fda approved only in men for help in hair loss it has undergone extensive safety testing on women and it was found to be safe in postmenopausal women it is unsafe for women of childbearing to take this drug or even handle tablets it is however safe for their husbands to take it while they are trying to become pregnant  propecia may be used as an off label use in women who are not pregnant or planning to become pregnant while taking the medication studies have been inconclusive with effectiveness of propecia in some women and not in others although it is not consistently effective it may be a good option for postmenopausal women or women who are not pregnant or considering pregnancy newer studies suggest that propecia may be somewhat helpful and worth considering in treatment of women is hair loss surgical procedures like hair transplants can be useful for some women as well as men to fill in thinned out areas