will i lose my hair before im 30?

[patrik]

hey guys, just have a question about whether u guys think ill lose my hair before im 30,

im 19 and am experiencing changes in my hairline, here is my complete family history, dads side, dad had full head of hair in his 40's, his dad was a Norwood 2 mid thirties, his 3 brothers had full heads of hair in their 30's and 40's, and their hair isnt too bad now, their in their 60's. i have 3 half brothers and they are all nw2's mid thirties, fourties. my cousin on that side is 30 with a nw2.

on my mothers side, her 3 brothers all had hair in their 40's, one was a nw1 in his 40's, my cousin who is 30 on that side, has his hairline intact, but is thinning everywhere else, , my grandfather on that side, was a nw2, or 3, mid thirties his hairline was intact, but his temple points had gone back in a Norwood 3 manner, but was thinning everywhere, he had diabetes since he was young which i know cause hair loss, and lost his top hair when he was 50.

i know there is no way of telling, but should i be worrying alot based on my family history?

 

[toocoolforhair]

It'd be easier to tell if you posted pictures. If it's just hairline recession then you might be alright. If there's also thinning then it might be saying goodbyes.

 

[patrik]

It'd be easier to tell if you posted pictures. If it's just hairline recession then you might be alright. If there's also thinning then it might be saying goodbyes.

thanks for the reply too cool for hair, i jumped on propecia almost 6 months ago, so hopefully my hair will get better, do u think i have a good change of maintaining my hair for a long time to come based on my family hairloss?

 

[Jokerman]

i jumped on propecia almost 6 months ago,

Then the answer is no, you won't lose your hair by 30.

 

[patrik]

i jumped on propecia almost 6 months ago,

Then the answer is no, you won't lose your hair by 30.

hey jokerman, cheers for the reply, what makes u say that?

 

[Jokerman]

You're on a dht inhibitor and no one in your family was bald before 30.

Get off these forums and enjoy yourself.

 

[patrik]

You're on a dht inhibitor and no one in your family was bald before 30.

Get off these forums and enjoy yourself.

hi jokerman, thanks for the support, its just im seeing my hairline changing, its basically Norwood 2, im 19 years old, should i just think its a mature hairline? im worried because of my grandad on my mums side who was the first in my family, even though he wasnt bald before he was 30, he was norwood 2 or 3 with thinning when he was mid thirties, he also had diabetes.

 

[Jokerman]

Well, if I were you I would have waited longer before jumping on finasteride to determine whether or not it's just a mature hairline, which it could be.

That being said, if you've been on finasteride for 6 months and aren't having any sides and are able to pay for it, I don't see anything wrong with keeping with it.

 

[Lux]

dude, no offense, but you are not a smart man to jump on propecia in 19 yo. Your hairline can be at NW2 for many years before starting to recede again.
A lot of guys may get a slight minor recession in their puberty.

 

[patrik]

hey jokerman and lux, thanks for the replys,

jokerman, ive been on propecia. revivogen, and nizoral, as well as minoxidil for 6 months now, i thought the earlier i got on propeica the better, and am hoping to see results next month.

lux, no offence taken, i jumped on propecia because im young and worried about my hair, when ur my age and u see something ur hair change u jump on anything, i heard 95% of men lose their juveneile hairline, but i am still afraid, see what i mean?

 

[patrik]

hey guys, just wonderning, if one of ur relatives has diffuse thinning, and u dont have their pattern, does it mean u probably wont follow their pattern of hairloss?

 

[patrik]

anyone?

 

[somone uk]

hey guys, just wonderning, if one of ur relatives has diffuse thinning, and u dont have their pattern, does it mean u probably wont follow their pattern of hairloss?

diffuse thinning can be lots of, if it's diffused unpatterned (almost equally thin all over) then it extremely unlikely to be male pattern baldness and if it's diffused pattern it is usually male pattern baldness with another cause of hairloss ( like i am DPA and i have both an iron defeciantcy AND male pattern baldness)

you said your family never receded beyond a NW3, find out what age they noticed receding, if it's early then keep on the treatments but if they said something like 30 or 40 then maybe it would be a better use of your money to save up for an FUE, an Norwood 3 can be transplanted well back to a Norwood 1.5 if your famly history shows no further receding

i do have reason to suspect you might have a touch of body dysmorphia

my advise, save some dosh for an FUE if you do recide, but like every other 19 year old just go out and get pissed, i can assure you 99% of this forum would happily swap scalps with you

 

[zephyr31]

id say watch ur scalp, crown area etc, if you see ANY change in that jump on finasteride. i dont think u need min the now going by what u are saying.

 

[patrik]

hey guys, thanks for the replies, well ive already been on propecia for 7 months today, i first thought i was losing hair a year ago and its still more or less the same. the worst person in my family was my grandfather who was norwood 2 or 3 mid thirties, he had diffuse thinning but was diabetic, yeah i probably have some body dysmoprhia, i have already been told, apart from my grandfather everyone else had great hair in their fourties on both sides, what should i do? i dont think i got his hairloss because im not diffuse thinning, but am still worried.

 

[somone uk]

hey guys, thanks for the replies, well ive already been on propecia for 7 months today, i first thought i was losing hair a year ago and its still more or less the same. the worst person in my family was my grandfather who was norwood 2 or 3 mid thirties, he had diffuse thinning but was diabetic, yeah i probably have some body dysmoprhia, i have already been told, apart from my grandfather everyone else had great hair in their fourties on both sides, what should i do? i dont think i got his hairloss because im not diffuse thinning, but am still worried.

insulin is a vital part of hair growth, minoxidil works by helping your hair grow in the absence of insulin therefore if you become diabetic minoxidil will work very well (but only bother if you do have diabetes)
i think seeing your doctor about this would be best, body dysmorphia at many different severities is not that uncommon, you have a very weak chance of male pattern baldness at your age with your family history i am here because my dad is a nw6-7 and receded at a very young age, you haven't got male pattern hairloss

 

[patrik]

thanks, well people in my family only started losing their hair when they were in their fourties, apart from my grandad who i said was diabetic, and was diffuse thinning, even though he was a norwood 2 or 3 he lost his top hair at around 50. his hair was very thin, my question still is, because im not diffuse thinning does this mean i wont follow his pattern? i hear that people who have relatives who are thinning and then they thin will follow, but im not diffuse thinning, making me think i didnt get my genes from him.