To the naysayers

[25 going on 65]

Yeah my grandfather, born in the early 30s, was visibly losing it before his 20th birthday. My other grandfather had great hair his whole life though.
Guess which side I inherited.

[gmonasco]

The typical guy also tends not to pay much attention to other people's hair loss until he starts losing hair himself, and then suddenly he's scrutinizing everybody he sees. In those circumstances it's easy to overlook that you probably knew a lot of people who started losing hair when they were young and just didn't notice it.

[ccmethinning]

Originally Posted by gmonasco

The typical guy also tends not to pay much attention to other people's hair loss until he starts losing hair himself, and then suddenly he's scrutinizing everybody he sees. In those circumstances it's easy to overlook that you probably knew a lot of people who started losing hair when they were young and just didn't notice it.

Very true. Before I used to pay very little attention. Now I checkout the hairline of every single guy I see.

[UK_]

Originally Posted by ccmethinning

In the 50s people got married at 22, women stayed home, and men worked in factories for 40 years.

I would have rather have gone bald in the 50s.

lol they also had a mortgage and 2 cars on the drive at that age. These days the kids will be waiting until 40 for anything like that.

Cheers neo-liberalism.

[25 going on 65]

Originally Posted by gmonasco

The typical guy also tends not to pay much attention to other people's hair loss until he starts losing hair himself, and then suddenly he's scrutinizing everybody he sees. In those circumstances it's easy to overlook that you probably knew a lot of people who started losing hair when they were young and just didn't notice it.

Definitely. In fact I can think back to guys in my high school who were clearly losing it, but to me it just looked like a "big forehead" or "a short haircut with too much gel weighing it down" or just naturally thin hair.

[Kirby_]

I knew loads of people who were at least NW4 or getting there by age 20/21, all ex-classmates from secondary school I'd see out and about during summer holidays from university. Surprised how many of my contemporaries went so bald so quickly relatively after leaving school (at 16). Was a depressing sight.

(This, incidentally, why until late last year I honestly thought I was 'in the clear' for baldness for quite a while longer! Not having known much about MPB, I falsely assumed that as I wasn't bald by 22, at 29 I'd have at least a decade before I needed to worry about it! )

[yeahyeahyeah]

Originally Posted by Kirby_

I knew loads of people who were at least NW4 or getting there by age 20/21, all ex-classmates from secondary school I'd see out and about during summer holidays from university. Surprised how many of my contemporaries went so bald so quickly relatively after leaving school (at 16). Was a depressing sight.

(This, incidentally, why until late last year I honestly thought I was 'in the clear' for baldness for quite a while longer! Not having known much about MPB, I falsely assumed that as I wasn't bald by 22, at 29 I'd have at least a decade before I needed to worry about it! )

You will find that those who bald that young , by that hit NW2/or diffuse thin at 18, are likely to be NW7s by 25/26

Wayne rooney is a good example. He was receeding at 18 when he was playing for everton.

[WashedOut]

Has anyone noticed that the negativity trolls are less active on these forums now that there are some good signs for the future? Seems like only 6 months ago many thought there would be no new treatments for 10+ years and hair multiplication was fake.

[NotBelievingIt]

Originally Posted by gmonasco

The typical guy also tends not to pay much attention to other people's hair loss until he starts losing hair himself, and then suddenly he's scrutinizing everybody he sees. In those circumstances it's easy to overlook that you probably knew a lot of people who started losing hair when they were young and just didn't notice it.

Of all the mental changes this is by far the strangest for me.

I simply never cared one way or the other, nor did I look at peoples hair with the eye of spotting the early signs.

I know see it deadly obviously in both my male cousins on my moms side. One is hard Norwood 2 - the M is very pronounced but the rest of his hair is pretty thick. He's 19.

The other is a 2-3 but he styles it forward so it covers up the receding hair line, the back of his head is starting to thin also. I noticed that today at a party.

[yeahyeahyeah]

Originally Posted by WashedOut

Has anyone noticed that the negativity trolls are less active on these forums now that there are some good signs for the future? Seems like only 6 months ago many thought there would be no new treatments for 10+ years and hair multiplication was fake.

Depression breeds negativity.