Is Balding Age Decreasing? If So, Why?

[sonictemples]

I keep seeing people not even out of puberty starting to recede and thin, I can't understand it.

From my point of view, earlier generations started balding in a much later phase of their lives then most people I see in hair loss forums now.

According to studies, our testosterone dropped in half after 1950's, then it's only natural that our DHT is droppnig too. Then why we bald earlier than our ancestors? Our genes are the same and hormones should be in our advantage

 

[Kambrira159]

Too much soy.

 

[sonictemples]

However, soy should decrease testosterone, in turn DHT, right?

And as far as I know, S-Equol is a compound that can be found in soy?

 

[Niki99]

Simple. We don't bald sooner. It was always like this. I've seen no proof yet and just because some people perceive we bald sooner (I don't know how since most of them are young as well) does not mean that this is actually the case. I can flip it just as easy because when I look at pics from around 50-100 years ago, I have a lot of them, I see that nothing has changed. Most young dudes have hair, a lot are receding and some are bald. Slick bald people were less common back then tho but that's because they grew mostly their hair out and didn't shave every 3 days, even tho they only might have had the horseshoe pattern left for example. So there were more people walking around with thinning hair while nowadays people are quicker to shave it all off.

But in general nothing has changed.

 

[Armando Jose]

In our study, we conclude that the prevalence of Androgenetic Alopecia in the male population between the ages of 30 and 50 years is 58%. A similar result has been quoted by Ellis et al.,[4] Thomas,[2] Bader et al.[8] and Otberg et al.,[9] who concluded that prevalence of Androgenetic Alopecia is approximately 50% in the population.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938575/

 

[Bighairman]

Great! Thanks for sharing!

 

[LeeVanCleef]

Something's going on...I think chronic stress is a big contributer. We live in an era where people are bombarded with constant mental stressors. There's almost no respite from it. I'm pretty sure stress speeds up male pattern baldness for those who are susceptible.

 

[sonictemples]

In our study, we conclude that the prevalence of Androgenetic Alopecia in the male population between the ages of 30 and 50 years is 58%. A similar result has been quoted by Ellis et al.,[4] Thomas,[2] Bader et al.[8] and Otberg et al.,[9] who concluded that prevalence of Androgenetic Alopecia is approximately 50% in the population.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2938575/

"Minoxidil and fenasteride are known to be effective medical treatments in Androgenetic Alopecia, especially during the initial grades.[9] Hair transplantation is useful in the moderate to severe grade of Androgenetic Alopecia. 12.9% of the male population has grade IV to VI, and would benefit from hair transplantation, while 44.1% had grades I to III and are potential candidates for medical treatment."

I don't trust that study lol

 

[sonictemples]

f e n a s t e r i d e

 

[INT]

Too much soy.

What do you mean? That soy decreases testosterone in men?
That myth has been debunked a long time ago

Or that soy causes people to go bald sooner?

 

[Armando Jose]

Common baldness are increasing during past decades, only it is necesary see ancient papers and images.

 

[Capone]

It’s a known fact western girls are hitting puberty sooner so guys are experiencing male pattern baldness sooner. It’s all the hormones in meat, sugar consumption, inflammation, p**rn and androgens.

 

[Ikarus]

It’s a known fact western girls are hitting puberty sooner so guys are experiencing male pattern baldness sooner. It’s all the hormones in meat, sugar consumption, inflammation, p**rn and androgens.

Ew, androgens