Any one have similar hairloss to this?
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looks like diffuse unpatterned alopecia. and ithas nothing to do with how many eggs you ate. you can thank one of your family members for giving you basically the shittiest type of male pattern baldness to have. you're basically non transplantable because your sides and back are thinning out as well.
Check your thyroid out man...my hairs like that on the top of my head and slightly on my sides...but who knows it might hit me like that too eventually...just buzz that mofo down or even go slick..you're pretty much almost there anyways (not being a dick jus saying and despite my unfavorable head shape its what I will probably end up doing cuz even these grade 1 buzzcuts arent helping so much.)
No one in my family has anything even close to what I have. Both of my parents sides male and female are no where close to what I have.
On my father's side its just frontal receding hairline and on my mothers side only one of my uncles is balding and its only on the top and you can barely tell.
On my father's side its just frontal receding hairline and on my mothers side only one of my uncles is balding and its only on the top and you can barely tell.
Johnny24601
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Some people just have thinner hair then others as every person is different. The pictures are deceiving because the flash really brings out the thinning. Not to mention your hair is just really short so more scalp shows.
Your hairline does fit the Norwood scale as there is some slight recession. Though I don't think your hair looks bad at all, so relax and live your life. I think it is possible that the hair on top of your head is slightly thinner then the hair on the sides but that is debatable.
Perhaps you can analyze your diet and overall health as that could thicken things up a bit. Just like the health of other part of your body, your hair may reflect a deficiency in your diet. There are also supplements that some people believe are good or hair (perhaps flaxseed oil or fish oil but you would have to research that yourself) and nizoral may help overall scalp health plus nizoral is known to increase hair shaft diameters.
Also, when one naturally has thin hair and male pattern baldness starts to come into play, things can go down hill very quickly, so finasteride may be a decent option for you in order to keep things stable.
I do think you are over reacting a bit as there are many men with naturally thin hair and as they age their hair seems to get thinner in time (regardless of male pattern baldness), this is just based on my observations. Remember many men without male pattern baldness have what is called a mature hairline and in time men grow hair in different places which simply proves that hair quality on men changes as they age.
Sexual activity has no effect on hair quality.
Some people just have thinner hair then others as every person is different. The pictures are deceiving because the flash really brings out the thinning. Not to mention your hair is just really short so more scalp shows.
Your hairline does fit the Norwood scale as there is some slight recession. Though I don't think your hair looks bad at all, so relax and live your life. I think it is possible that the hair on top of your head is slightly thinner then the hair on the sides but that is debatable.
Perhaps you can analyze your diet and overall health as that could thicken things up a bit. Just like the health of other part of your body, your hair may reflect a deficiency in your diet. There are also supplements that some people believe are good or hair (perhaps flaxseed oil or fish oil but you would have to research that yourself) and nizoral may help overall scalp health plus nizoral is known to increase hair shaft diameters.
Also, when one naturally has thin hair and male pattern baldness starts to come into play, things can go down hill very quickly, so finasteride may be a decent option for you in order to keep things stable.
I do think you are over reacting a bit as there are many men with naturally thin hair and as they age their hair seems to get thinner in time (regardless of male pattern baldness), this is just based on my observations. Remember many men without male pattern baldness have what is called a mature hairline and in time men grow hair in different places which simply proves that hair quality on men changes as they age.
Sexual activity has no effect on hair quality.
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Well, without being able to talk to you directly in order to really breakdown your lifestyle and family history, I think it is tough to really pinpoint a diagnosis and/or explanation. There are countless examples of men balding or thinning at a young age. Normally you see a clear family history when it's male pattern baldness at an early age but sometimes you do not, especially when the gene for male pattern baldness was passed to the man from the female side of the family.
To me, it appears that you do have some signs of male pattern baldness and generally thin hair. You see thin hair in many men, especially northern Europeans. I would focus your attention on your diet and take a real close look at your family history. Are there other men or women in your family who have naturally thin hair and not necessarily male pattern baldness or female thinning? Is your diet lacking? Are you on any other meds or supplements that could be causing this thinning? Do you have old photos of yourself that can pinpoint when this problem may have begun? There is also the of chance that this is Telogen Effluvium, but Telogen Effluvium tends to be more patchy in nature and not just an overall thinning.
The reality is that your thin hair is either genetics (e.g. you naturally have thin hair or have early signs of male pattern baldness caused by inherited genes) or it has to do with environment/lifestyle (diet, medications, stress etc.). The individual is always their best doctor, so spend some time analyzing your family history and lifestyle. I am sure this will help lead you to a solution.
Again, I do want to make it clear that many men and women have naturally thinning hair and I think your hair looks fine, but you asked for opinions so I gave them. If you want to thicken things up a bit then try to seek out a solution but often times men and women obsess over their appearance and I hope you do not allow this small issue to effect your life.
Well, without being able to talk to you directly in order to really breakdown your lifestyle and family history, I think it is tough to really pinpoint a diagnosis and/or explanation. There are countless examples of men balding or thinning at a young age. Normally you see a clear family history when it's male pattern baldness at an early age but sometimes you do not, especially when the gene for male pattern baldness was passed to the man from the female side of the family.
To me, it appears that you do have some signs of male pattern baldness and generally thin hair. You see thin hair in many men, especially northern Europeans. I would focus your attention on your diet and take a real close look at your family history. Are there other men or women in your family who have naturally thin hair and not necessarily male pattern baldness or female thinning? Is your diet lacking? Are you on any other meds or supplements that could be causing this thinning? Do you have old photos of yourself that can pinpoint when this problem may have begun? There is also the of chance that this is Telogen Effluvium, but Telogen Effluvium tends to be more patchy in nature and not just an overall thinning.
The reality is that your thin hair is either genetics (e.g. you naturally have thin hair or have early signs of male pattern baldness caused by inherited genes) or it has to do with environment/lifestyle (diet, medications, stress etc.). The individual is always their best doctor, so spend some time analyzing your family history and lifestyle. I am sure this will help lead you to a solution.
Again, I do want to make it clear that many men and women have naturally thinning hair and I think your hair looks fine, but you asked for opinions so I gave them. If you want to thicken things up a bit then try to seek out a solution but often times men and women obsess over their appearance and I hope you do not allow this small issue to effect your life.
Thanks for the insight its really appreciated.
This first started to become noticeable in grade 7 it was 2 years after I moved from living with my mom to living with my dad. My diet from which my hair was normal mainly had a lot of eggs and milk in the diet so I guess it was high protein/dairy and grains a good amount amount of vegetables. Once I moved up to living with my dad it was mainly grains with less protein and vegetables. This might be misleading but this is generally how my diet changed, though my brother who lived the same way who is 3 years younger hasn't been affected with any male pattern baldness and has no signs of thinning as I do. Nor do any of the people who live in my dads household. It's just me who has this.
I understand that male pattern baldness happens and I can see that with the receding hairline, though my forehead is pretty big to begin with, thats not what worries me though. What worries me is the thinning all over.
My mom has really fine hair but it isn't thinning and you wouldn't be able to tell, it looks normal. I've looked at both sides of my family , cousins and all. There is nothing similar to what I have. My dad's side just has some receding hairlines and this occurred when they reached mid 30's to 40's. The cousins on my dads side have just regular pattern baldness and these are distant cousins too, all the close ones don't have any signs at this point. On my mothers side, I have one uncle who has a bald spot on top of his head which isn't even noticeable to begin with, I have one cousin who has no hair on top of his head but has it on the sides and hes like mid 50's to 60's. All I can say is that no one in my family has ever had anything similar to what I had.
Can you offer me anymore suggestions?
Oh, my hair also became really oily once I turned 16. I'd wash my hair in the morning and by afternoon time my hair would be thick with oil. To the extent it smelled. It gets oily after about 3-4 hours after showering.
This first started to become noticeable in grade 7 it was 2 years after I moved from living with my mom to living with my dad. My diet from which my hair was normal mainly had a lot of eggs and milk in the diet so I guess it was high protein/dairy and grains a good amount amount of vegetables. Once I moved up to living with my dad it was mainly grains with less protein and vegetables. This might be misleading but this is generally how my diet changed, though my brother who lived the same way who is 3 years younger hasn't been affected with any male pattern baldness and has no signs of thinning as I do. Nor do any of the people who live in my dads household. It's just me who has this.
I understand that male pattern baldness happens and I can see that with the receding hairline, though my forehead is pretty big to begin with, thats not what worries me though. What worries me is the thinning all over.
My mom has really fine hair but it isn't thinning and you wouldn't be able to tell, it looks normal. I've looked at both sides of my family , cousins and all. There is nothing similar to what I have. My dad's side just has some receding hairlines and this occurred when they reached mid 30's to 40's. The cousins on my dads side have just regular pattern baldness and these are distant cousins too, all the close ones don't have any signs at this point. On my mothers side, I have one uncle who has a bald spot on top of his head which isn't even noticeable to begin with, I have one cousin who has no hair on top of his head but has it on the sides and hes like mid 50's to 60's. All I can say is that no one in my family has ever had anything similar to what I had.
Can you offer me anymore suggestions?
Oh, my hair also became really oily once I turned 16. I'd wash my hair in the morning and by afternoon time my hair would be thick with oil. To the extent it smelled. It gets oily after about 3-4 hours after showering.
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wow your story is very similar to mine, started noticing thin hair in 8th grade, around the age of 14, got very slowly worse up to this point looks a little better than yours, although i have no receeding at all, and im 19 now
i just started propecia today and im hoping it helps
i just started propecia today and im hoping it helps
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