tanaka
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Hi guys,
It would be great if people with a deeper insight into the mechanisms of hairloss could give their educated opinion on what is happening here. Be sure, it is much appreciated!
Background:
A job offer made me move from Germany to London about 9 months ago. Two months in, I realized that my right temple started to recede. This is going on now for some time and I can see it getting worse week by week.
Before that time I had a stable hairline for 13 years. I have to add that I am a male to female transsexual and have undergone the hormonal and surgical steps 10 to 6 years ago. I hope you are ok with me posting here, I am addressing you guys in the forum because my hair follicles genetically are male despite the hormonal changes.
I searched the internet for possible explainations. In 2008 the University of London conducted a study that found that air pollution can accelerate male pattern baldness in men. I did not find the study itself but some newspaper articles referring to it.
Now I am wondering if the temple loss is actually caused by oxidative stress from the chemicals in the air here. (London has the highest degree of air pollution in Europe).
I did not find any other sources that supported that claim. Here on the forum there are hardly any posts referring to male pattern baldness and pollution. Since the study is already 7 years old I would expect more people talking about it in the meantime, if the findings would be true and significant.
A hair specialist I see (he does research and publishes articles in medical journals) says that the findings were irrelevant because the study was done in vitro.
Still, for me it is quite hard to believe hat there can be another cause. For 13 years all was fine, I move to London and 2 months later, temple recession starts at a considerable speed. Honestly I am scared of loosing my frontal hair in a male pattern.
My doctor ruled out that DHT is the cause since my levels are too low for that.
13 years ago when I was 21, male pattern baldness started but I immediately went on finasteride and minoxidil and maintained my hairline until some months ago. I still take both meds.
If you have an idea what is happening here, please let me know.
Do you believe air pollution is one of the external factors that can make male pattern baldness worse?
Many thanks for your answers!
Melanie
It would be great if people with a deeper insight into the mechanisms of hairloss could give their educated opinion on what is happening here. Be sure, it is much appreciated!
Background:
A job offer made me move from Germany to London about 9 months ago. Two months in, I realized that my right temple started to recede. This is going on now for some time and I can see it getting worse week by week.
Before that time I had a stable hairline for 13 years. I have to add that I am a male to female transsexual and have undergone the hormonal and surgical steps 10 to 6 years ago. I hope you are ok with me posting here, I am addressing you guys in the forum because my hair follicles genetically are male despite the hormonal changes.
I searched the internet for possible explainations. In 2008 the University of London conducted a study that found that air pollution can accelerate male pattern baldness in men. I did not find the study itself but some newspaper articles referring to it.
Now I am wondering if the temple loss is actually caused by oxidative stress from the chemicals in the air here. (London has the highest degree of air pollution in Europe).
I did not find any other sources that supported that claim. Here on the forum there are hardly any posts referring to male pattern baldness and pollution. Since the study is already 7 years old I would expect more people talking about it in the meantime, if the findings would be true and significant.
A hair specialist I see (he does research and publishes articles in medical journals) says that the findings were irrelevant because the study was done in vitro.
Still, for me it is quite hard to believe hat there can be another cause. For 13 years all was fine, I move to London and 2 months later, temple recession starts at a considerable speed. Honestly I am scared of loosing my frontal hair in a male pattern.
My doctor ruled out that DHT is the cause since my levels are too low for that.
13 years ago when I was 21, male pattern baldness started but I immediately went on finasteride and minoxidil and maintained my hairline until some months ago. I still take both meds.
If you have an idea what is happening here, please let me know.
Do you believe air pollution is one of the external factors that can make male pattern baldness worse?
Many thanks for your answers!
Melanie