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Minoxidil (Rogaine) --- Minoxidil promotes hair growth by lengthening the growth phase of hair follicles and causing more follicles to produce hair.
Side effects --- Minoxidil causes few side effects.
Finasteride is not safe for use in women who could become pregnant because of concerns regarding the development of abnormal genitalia in the male fetus; these women should not even touch finasteride pills.
Surgical options include hair transplantation, in which healthy follicles from other parts of the scalp are transplanted to areas affected by baldness.
Women with androgenetic alopecia who do not respond to minoxidil may benefit from the addition of spironolactone.