Parting Ways: A Brief Look Into Male-Pattern Baldness

[gmonasco]

Although my pseudo-coifed crop of hair currently remains intact, I come from a strong line of follicly-challenged hair loss survivors. I know that in the next few years, I too will likely don the family emblem of my forefathers: a shiny and sunburn-prone hairless dome.

Rationally, I comprehend that there is a limited amount of time I have with the hair on my head, and I cherish every moment of it. Emotionally, I am devastatingly unprepared to part ways.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-...b_1952435.html

[BigThinker]

Originally Posted by gmonasco

Although my pseudo-coifed crop of hair currently remains intact, I come from a strong line of follicly-challenged hair loss survivors. I know that in the next few years, I too will likely don the family emblem of my forefathers: a shiny and sunburn-prone hairless dome.

Rationally, I comprehend that there is a limited amount of time I have with the hair on my head, and I cherish every moment of it. Emotionally, I am devastatingly unprepared to part ways.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-...b_1952435.html

Hmm.. not sure bout the whole "you get it from your mom's side" business he talks about. Not sure that's the sole source for it.

[ravegrover]

"Hair transplantation is also a treatment option; however, I'd prefer to limit my transplant surgeries to only those organs that I need to survive"... Great line!

[inspects]

Whether you have clicked on the http://www.americanhairloss.org link at the right side of the home page here is unknown, but you will find a wealth of information available from reliable sources.

I would strongly recommend seeing a doctor so you can at least put the brakes on the loss-shedding for a while.

I take 10mg Fin-(Propecia), apply Minox-(Rogaine) daily with no side effects I know of. One or the other, or the combination of both has stopped shedding to what is considered normal.

If you could stop hair loss for a few years, hopefully science will come up with some better alternatives to solve our problem.

[gmonasco]

Originally Posted by BigThinker

Hmm.. not sure bout the whole "you get it from your mom's side" business he talks about. Not sure that's the sole source for it.

Yes, it's pretty clear MPB does not come from a single, sex-linked gene. How much each parent genetically contributes to the end result is currently unknown.

[yeahyeahyeah]

Originally Posted by inspects

Whether you have clicked on the http://www.americanhairloss.org link at the right side of the home page here is unknown, but you will find a wealth of information available from reliable sources.

I would strongly recommend seeing a doctor so you can at least put the brakes on the loss-shedding for a while.

I take 10mg Fin-(Propecia), apply Minox-(Rogaine) daily with no side effects I know of. One or the other, or the combination of both has stopped shedding to what is considered normal.

If you could stop hair loss for a few years, hopefully science will come up with some better alternatives to solve our problem.

10mg of fin?

[inspects]

Originally Posted by yeahyeahyeah

10mg of fin?

Oops...no, there is a zero there which shouldn't be.

1mg.