View Full Version : Propecia and Decreased Libido in Women??
Hi girls, I am a 38 year old woman with mild androgenetic alopecia. I have been using minoxidil with acceptable results for the past 7 years, and Propecia for the last one year.
In the past few months, I have noticed a decrease in my sexual desire. We all know about the effect of Propecia on men, but I never read anywhere that finasteride did that to women too. Has any other woman experienced decreased libido with use of finasteride?
Hair or sex - that is the question :)
WomensHairLossProject
12-30-2008, 01:14 PM
Humm well I'm guessing it probably can have the same effect on women as well, though I don't really have a definitive answer to that question. I do however, have an answer for your last question...
Hair or Sex? Hair!!!
Ask a man and he'll surely give you a different response. :)
Wanda
01-02-2009, 03:05 PM
HAIR!!!!! I think I could live without sex, but not without my hair . . . I think it is interesting that doctors are now prescribing Propecia for women. Did you have to have hormone tests first?
My endo prescribed the Propecia and I was visting him with a full hormone test for my PCOS anyway... it appears that prescribing Propecia for women is not such a big deal (apart from the getting pregnant part).
davesolazzo
01-03-2009, 05:08 PM
HAIR!!!!! I think I could live without sex, but not without my hair . . .
i've been living without sex for a while now:eek:
TeeJay73
01-03-2009, 05:34 PM
Yeah, me too. And it's not because of my Propecia. My game needs a little work. Okay, maybe alot. :)
GretchenT
01-10-2010, 12:11 PM
Rather have hair definitely. :) a good hormone doc could prescribe a little testosterone cream though to help out.
saniaa83
03-08-2011, 09:10 AM
Women who are or may potentially be pregnant must not use PROPECIA and should not handle crushed or broken PROPECIA tablets because the active ingredient may cause abnormalities of a male baby’s sex organs. If a woman who is pregnant comes into contact with the active ingredient in PROPECIA, a doctor should be consulted.
PROPECIA tablets are coated and will prevent contact with the active ingredient during normal handling, provided that the tablets are not broken or crushed.