how far along am I in male pattern baldness?

[muhu]

Recently I noticed that my hair texture is not the same as it was when I was in my teens: it went from thick to thin. I also noticed a HUGE receding hairline (which wasn't there before). I've also noticed some shedding (about 10-20 hairs in the shower and 3 or so hairs if i brush my hair)

here's what my hairline looks like as of now
http://s44.photobucket.com/albums/f26/muhuwahaha/

also I read this http://www.bernsteinmedical.com/hair-lo ... cation.php so am wondering which # am I?

 

[shadowRX]

Norwood 2, which isn't really considered balding yet unless it progresses more.

 

[BlahBlah12]

not very far...
nw2 id say.

 

[Hammer87]

Hair looks thick, could easily stay like that for over 20 years without getting worse.

 

[Axl_Rose]

Yeah I'd go with Norwood 2. Don't worry if your hair isn't the same as it was when you were a teen it's not unusual at all for guys to develop a mature hairline as they get older, if you really are that worried about it check up on family hairloss if any and keep an eye out for any thinning/receding then maybe think about meds.

 

[s.a.f]

Recently I noticed that my hair texture is not the same as it was when I was in my teens: it went from thick to thin. I also noticed a HUGE receding hairline (which wasn't there before). I've also noticed some shedding (about 10-20 hairs in the shower and 3 or so hairs if i brush my hair)

All totally normal for the vast majority of young men.

 

[muhu]

*bump*

updated pics to include the top of my head. My mom says I could very well be balding. want 2nd opinions

 

[Obsidian]

Wow a lot of guys seem to notice this around holidays, I guess got nothing to do. Your hairline looks fine, it's just a mature hairline if you look at guys past their early twenties most every caucasian male who is not losing thier hair has them, just your progression from boy to man. Remember this as well, long hair accentuates the forehead/temples, that's why it can easily look like you are receding but your not.



You look like you could be thinning up on top. Specifically near the mid-section of your scalp but that is just my opinion.

 

[Sean68]

youve got very similar hair and hairline to me there except yours is recessing in a v which looks better rather than the horseshoe. if you dont want to keep slowly retreating youll need to start taking some treatments.

 

[muhu]

I'm thinking Nizoral shampoo at first..see how that goes. I'm already paranoid about propecia, I'm sure my mind will play tricks on me and give me ed

 

[Sean68]

id go with revita instead mate

(im expecting that cheque from ds laboratories any day now)

 

[kerzyguy]

norwood 2, again a person with pretty much the same hair as me, nothing to worry about.

 

[kerzyguy]

Recently I noticed that my hair texture is not the same as it was when I was in my teens: it went from thick to thin. I also noticed a HUGE receding hairline (which wasn't there before). I've also noticed some shedding (about 10-20 hairs in the shower and 3 or so hairs if i brush my hair)

All totally normal for the vast majority of young men.

yeap, back in october /early november, my hair was shedding a bit more, seems to be about the 10-20 hairs instead of the usual 1-3 hairs id normally see, but its starting to shed alot less now(back to the 1-3), but in those pics anyways, i wouldnt be too worried, looks thick, healthy and i dont think it looks like baldness, if you dont like the mature hairline just do what i do now, grow your hair longer and cover it like this

but as you see, your hairline is like mine

 

[muhu]

Recently I noticed that my hair texture is not the same as it was when I was in my teens: it went from thick to thin. I also noticed a HUGE receding hairline (which wasn't there before). I've also noticed some shedding (about 10-20 hairs in the shower and 3 or so hairs if i brush my hair)

All totally normal for the vast majority of young men.

yeap, back in october /early november, my hair was shedding a bit more, seems to be about the 10-20 hairs instead of the usual 1-3 hairs id normally see, but its starting to shed alot less now(back to the 1-3), but in those pics anyways, i wouldnt be too worried, looks thick, healthy and i dont think it looks like baldness, if you dont like the mature hairline just do what i do now, grow your hair longer and cover it like this

but as you see, your hairline is like mine

did you see the pics of my crown? the hairline really doesn't bother me too much since I comb my hair forward, but the hole in my crown looks awfully big...

 

[kerzyguy]

yeah i saw your vertex, looks normal to me, mines a little off to the left of my head, muhu, i wouldnt worry to much about your hair right now,hair in the shower doesnt really mean much sometimes, as previously lost hair from natural shedding could just be stuck in there still, your hairs a perfect norwood 2

this pic here with flash, makes your hair look worse than it is

however, this pic here without the flash, i see no problems, it looks like a normal vertex, your hair is thich man, no worries

 

[s.a.f]

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WTF!!! How could you possibly have more hair? My hair has never been anywhere near as good as that at any point in my life. You have Colin Farrell hair. :freaked:

 

[kerzyguy]

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WTF!!! How could you possibly have more hair? My hair has never been anywhere near as good as that at any point in my life. You have Colin Farrell hair. :freaked:

na, his hair is better than mines, he's pretty much a norwood 0 aha, im a nw2 :agree:

 

[muhu]

still here.

using rogaine for 2 years now? wow.

well I am now a Norwood 3 and hair thin all over. Sucks

 

[LawOfThelema]

10-20 shed in shower 3 in brush?

losing ten to twenty is truly perfectly normal (when they say losing 100 a day is normal they are lying or misinformed). when i was your age i was losing upwards of hundreds in the shower and i ignored it for years. when i saw my scalp thru the mirror in bright lighting I still ignored and told myself maybe the progression would just stop on its own maybe if i don't think of it it wont get worse etc. still lose 50-100 in the shower, today. you can lose up to half your density before you notice it. just keep an eye out, man. up till a few months ago i didnt know they really had any other treatments for hair loss than rogaine. its good that you are being proactive. i hope that you hair stablizes and doesnt thin any further, but if it does you are already on top of it and are that much better off than those of us that ignored it for so long!