Hey guys...I am 20 years old and have recently became a victim of hair loss. I am just wondering whether you guys can enlighten me and tell if my hair loss is male pattern baldness or something else. (sorry i don't have any pics.)
I first noticed my hair loss at the start of January and it has rapidly been progressing. Within the two weeks of noticing the hair loss, I went to the hairdressers to get their opinion that I was thinning. They assured me that my hair was not falling out, so I was relieved...for a few days. Then I started to notice that whenever I shampooed there would be anywhere from 10-15 hairs on my hand and in the morning there would be abundance of hair on my pillows. On top of that any time I touched my hair I would some hair would fall out on my hand. My hair is definetly thinning all over the top of my head and the scalp is visible on most of my head. The hairs that are falling out all seem to have the white root on one end.
So basically, I am just wondering if you guys have experoenced any of these same symptoms and if they are part of male pattern baldness. I read some symptoms of telogen effluvium and my hair loss seems to be more in line with that. And I have been under alot of stress latel.y But on the other hand male pattern baldness is in the family and my brother has a bald spot on the top of his head and he is 19.
I know it is evident that I will go bald, but should I be concerned about this hair loss or is it possible it could just be temporary?
I first noticed my hair loss at the start of January and it has rapidly been progressing. Within the two weeks of noticing the hair loss, I went to the hairdressers to get their opinion that I was thinning. They assured me that my hair was not falling out, so I was relieved...for a few days. Then I started to notice that whenever I shampooed there would be anywhere from 10-15 hairs on my hand and in the morning there would be abundance of hair on my pillows. On top of that any time I touched my hair I would some hair would fall out on my hand. My hair is definetly thinning all over the top of my head and the scalp is visible on most of my head. The hairs that are falling out all seem to have the white root on one end.
So basically, I am just wondering if you guys have experoenced any of these same symptoms and if they are part of male pattern baldness. I read some symptoms of telogen effluvium and my hair loss seems to be more in line with that. And I have been under alot of stress latel.y But on the other hand male pattern baldness is in the family and my brother has a bald spot on the top of his head and he is 19.
I know it is evident that I will go bald, but should I be concerned about this hair loss or is it possible it could just be temporary?
