Is this alarming?

[Stalag17]

Hi, I'm 28 years old. I'm diagnosed Androgenic Alopecia.
My question is when I'm going to lose hair, becouse I want to hold my hair up to the 40's.









How bad is this?

[Notcoolanymore]

There is really no way of telling how long you will hold on to your hair. I have seen guys on here lose a few norwoods worth of hair in only a couple of years while others progress over decades.

What I can tell you is if you decide to treat your hair loss, your odds of keeping your hair longer will increase.

By the way, your hair loss isn't alarming, it's shocking. JK

[Aeroes]

Your hairloss isn't bad, don't listen to that douche. You can go on treatment, but please be aware there are side effects to Finasteride.

[Notcoolanymore]

Your hairloss isn't bad, don't listen to that douche. You can go on treatment, but please be aware there are side effects to Finasteride.

By the way, your hair loss isn't alarming, it's shocking. JK(Just Kidding)

Geez, lighten up.

[Stalag17]

Thank you for your answers people.
More pictures:





By the way, I'm on Minox 2% for 1-2 weeks.
I hope I don't get bald before my 40-50. After that, it doesn't matter to me

[Notcoolanymore]

Your hair actually isn't that bad at all. Are you willing to use finasteride? That alone can buy you years of time. Also consider moving to 5% minox.

[Age30 NW3]

Honestly, you should get in shape before you worry about your hairline. Good hair is pretty common. Physical fitness is uncommon. Your hairline is out of your control. But you can always lose weight and get in shape. Plus as a bonus, being healthy and fit will slow the process of hair loss.

[Notcoolanymore]

Honestly, you should get in shape before you worry about your hairline. Good hair is pretty common. Physical fitness is uncommon. Your hairline is out of your control. But you can always lose weight and get in shape. Plus as a bonus, being healthy and fit will slow the process of hair loss.

How do you know he isn't in shape? The bolded part of your post is just wrong.

[Age30 NW3]

In the second pictures he posted it's very obvious he's out of shape. Lot of face fat, no muscle tone in his arms. And no that's not wrong at all...unless you're Norwood 5 at age 21 (in which case I feel for you heartily) lifestyle is indisputably linked to the rapidity with which baldness progresses. Especially the bald spot on top. It's medical fact.

[Notcoolanymore]

Point me to some medical documentation. I would love to read it. I am 37 and have been in shape my entire adult life. Didn't stop my hair loss at all.

I looked at that second pic. You got me on that one.

[Age30 NW3]

Point me to some medical documentation. I would love to read it. I am 37 and have been in shape my entire adult life. Didn't stop my hair loss at all.

Baldness is a strange phenomenon. There are no universal truths. Some people are just going to lose their hair. As for your case, have you always gotten 8hrs of sleep every night? Avoided emotional stress? Avoided alcohol, cigarettes, stressful foods? Anything that stresses the body will reduce the body's ability to clear toxins and circulate hormones.

Also, check out telogen effluvium: http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-li...s/faq-20057820 Combine that with a propensity for androgenic alopecia and you're talking accelerated hair loss.

But at the end of the day, that point is moot. Being healthy and fit is its own reward.

[Notcoolanymore]

As for your case, have you always gotten 8hrs of sleep every night? Avoided emotional stress? Avoided alcohol, cigarettes, stressful foods? Anything that stresses the body will reduce the body's ability to clear toxins and circulate hormones.

But at the end of the day, that point is moot. Being healthy and fit is its own reward.

I don't drink or smoke, but I have always been a high stress kind of guy, always. I sure as hell don't always get 8 hrs of sleep either. My diet is good, but could be better. I am sure that all plays a role in all of this, but I think genetics is the main factor.

[Age30 NW3]

But of course. Basically you either have propensity for baldness or you dont. The "immune" guys can do whatever they want, and instead of going bald they'll go grey. Us "susceptible" guys can accelerate or decelerate the process with lifestyle...but even then, some people are genetically wired to just lose it fast.

[AfterHair]

But of course. Basically you either have propensity for baldness or you dont. The "immune" guys can do whatever they want, and instead of going bald they'll go grey. Us "susceptible" guys can accelerate or decelerate the process with lifestyle...but even then, some people are genetically wired to just lose it fast.

This is a more accurate statement than your previous post-- thanks for the clarification.. I agree.. stress caused me to lose alot of hair very fast a few years back.