I've only noticed in the last year or so that my hair has started showing cracks on top(mainly the front sides, but a little at the crown also. My father and his father both have full heads of hair, and so does my mother's father. Is it possible I still lost at the genetic lottery even though I have no family history of balding? Pictures attached.
November 17, 2014
Answer: Hair loss despite no family history The short answer is sadly yes and likely someone higher up your family tree has passed this onyour photos and age make you an excellent candidate for medical treatment of propecia or rogaune or maybe even both
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November 17, 2014
Answer: Hair loss despite no family history The short answer is sadly yes and likely someone higher up your family tree has passed this onyour photos and age make you an excellent candidate for medical treatment of propecia or rogaune or maybe even both
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November 16, 2014
Answer: Genetic hair loss ...despite good genetics The answer to your question is yes. Absolutely. Of course it is not common. In order to determine 100% if you have genetic hair loss, it would make sense to see a physician who specializes in hair. Whenever I discuss the genetics of male balding ... I am reminded of two studies:In a study of 572 men ages 16-91, young men with a balding father had a 5.5 times increased risk of balding than young men who did not have a balding father.In another study, only 1 of the sons of 50 non balding men had Hamilton Norwood type III balding or worse. In contrast, 32 of 54 (60 %) of sons whose fathers were bald had Hamilton Norwood scale type III baldness or greater. Clearly, having a father with balding greatly increases the chance a given male with develop male pattern baldness. However, it is important to keep in mind that having a father or grandfather with "good hair" does not completely eliminate the risk!ReferencesBirch MP Eur J Dermatol 2001; 11-16Ellis JA. J Inv Dermatol 1998 110: 849-53
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November 16, 2014
Answer: Genetic hair loss ...despite good genetics The answer to your question is yes. Absolutely. Of course it is not common. In order to determine 100% if you have genetic hair loss, it would make sense to see a physician who specializes in hair. Whenever I discuss the genetics of male balding ... I am reminded of two studies:In a study of 572 men ages 16-91, young men with a balding father had a 5.5 times increased risk of balding than young men who did not have a balding father.In another study, only 1 of the sons of 50 non balding men had Hamilton Norwood type III balding or worse. In contrast, 32 of 54 (60 %) of sons whose fathers were bald had Hamilton Norwood scale type III baldness or greater. Clearly, having a father with balding greatly increases the chance a given male with develop male pattern baldness. However, it is important to keep in mind that having a father or grandfather with "good hair" does not completely eliminate the risk!ReferencesBirch MP Eur J Dermatol 2001; 11-16Ellis JA. J Inv Dermatol 1998 110: 849-53
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