What Were The Chances Of You Going Bald Young?

[sunchyme1]

my dad fullhead in youth, his dad and both grandads fullheads till old age

my mums dad fullhead youth, her brother fullhead. not sure about other family.

me nw4/5 nw7 pattern showing. will be complete cueball by 40. lol

what were the chances of this bullshit happening? if you could put a percentage on it?

and what about you guys?

 

[Runninghair]

You never consider your chances until you notice hairloss.

Maternal grandad - nw6
Paternal grandad - nw4
Father - nw1 (58yo)
Paternal uncle1(50) - nw5 since 30
Paternal uncle2(56) - nw4

Me - nw2 at 31yo. Where will it go noone knows! Lol

 

[CopeForLife]

paternal grandad – died gray NW0
maternal grandad – died gray NW0
father – NW100 from 20-s
me – nw3 at 17yo and greying nw3.5 diffuse in mid 20-s

 

[moxsom]

There's been a study on this subject, although I wish we had a newer or bigger one that is additive. Ie. if your uncle and dad were bald you'd have X% chance. Anyway, here's a table from that study, the higher the OR, the higher your chance for balding.

 

[hollow11]

Back when i was in highschool, there was this 16 yr old kid going towards nw4 (not messing around). He's got a buzz cut ever since then.
His dad is NW2 at most.

 

[shookwun]

Take yourself for example,,,,


Without medicine intervention

 

[Señor AIDidaS]

Father: NW1 at 70

Paternal Uncle: NW1 in mid 60's

Paternal Grandfather: NW2 in 80's

Paternal Great Grandfather: NW1 in 90's, NW2 died young

Paternal Cousins: Only 1, NW6 by 35

Maternal Grandfather: Diffused NW3 at 80, started thinning in mid 40's

7 Maternal Uncles: Varying Norwood's, 6 of them still have the hair they were born with except for 1. All 60+

Maternal Great Grandfathers: NW1 in 80's, other unknown

Maternal Cousins: 50% NW1, 50% NW3+

Me: Norwood 1.5 at 22

 

[Trichosan]

Seems a very odd probability Sunchyme1. Your familial history would indicate good hair in your future. But genetics is fickle and we know even less about epigenetic influences. Theoretically my kids should be bald as almost everyone on my mother and father's side had major hair loss as they got older. My wife's father kept his hair till death. Yet my two sons show no beginning loss at 30 and 33. I first noticed losing at 18, front hairline receded significantly in 30-40s, then crown opened up badly at 50+. Withered flower ready to return to the earth.

 

[PatrickBale]

Dad: NW3 since his late 30s (55 yo)
Maternal Uncle: 2.5 (early 50s)
Paternal uncles (all in their 40s-60s): norwood 3s at worst
Paternal grandfather: NW1 into his 80s
Maternal grandfather: NW0 into his 80s
Me: NW0.5 at 22

 

[hollow11]

Dad: NW4, temples literally non-existent , crown is pretty good , because of which Im not really sure if he's NW4 to begin with
Paternal grandparent: was about NW5a at 80
Paternal uncle : has a buzz cut but I don't think he's above NW2, NW3 at most
Maternal grandfather : not even on the norwood scale, had perfect hair at 60
Me : NW1 at 20

I don't see any connection between my family tree and myself, lol.