at least you have nice thickness to the strands themselves. I'm like that except with fine hair so it REALLY looks bald wet or dry.
you got a pick of your parting line?
I would definitely make an appointment to see your dermatologist. He/she will most likely recommend monoxidil, finasteride...
very similar to my hair except im not as frizzy as you. If I part my head in any section(vertical), the parting line is rather big. not sure why you stopped minoxidil though unless youre in some financial constraints. Even then, you can just get a generic brand. You might lose a bit from...
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Low density all around, large crown that somehow creates a parting line that runs through the back of my head.
I naturally had rather fine hair growing up but the strands are beyond fine to me now; they are straight anorexic looking and 90% of the 50+ strands I lose...
I made the same mistake though I can't really tell if it made it worse or not because my hair strands were always so thin w/ low density. I'm one month back in it but that is too early for me to see a difference. I would get back on it.
I don't remember testicular pain being mentioned as one of the negative side effects, damn. I haven't started it yet, but I'd probably stop if the pain persisted.
It occurred 8 months in.. could it have been an outside factor? I guess it truly is a roll of the dice.