17 Year Old, Balding Like Crazy

Ben13738

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Im 17 years old and I am balding and receding like crazy, to the point where it's gotten worse dramatically in the last week. I just don't understand. It's not just my hairline now, it's my sides and the back of my head are balding. I've just started minoxidil but I doubt it'll do much. My uncle is probably a nw5 and he's in his late 40s and didn't start balding until his early 40s. My mothers dad started balding when he hit late 50s. But no one else in my family is balding or were bald. I don't know what to do. I don't think finasteride is wise at my age.

If all that wasn't bad enough, I've just discovered a massive dip in the back of my head.
 

Pray The Bald Away

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I started finasteride befire turning 18 and it's working out great so far.
 

GoldenMane

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Well.... The good news is, if you're 17 and losing hair at the back and sides too, then it probably isn't male pattern baldness. Post pics for verification.
 

Ben13738

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Well.... The good news is, if you're 17 and losing hair at the back and sides too, then it probably isn't male pattern baldness. Post pics for verification.
But I have a receding hairline, so surely it must be mbp? What do I don't understand is that out of the 5 cousins aged 16-23, I'm the only one showing signs of balding?
 
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