hello everyone

[startedAT16]

Hey guys, i dont know if you guys watched the radio show yesterday, i am the 16 year old from arizona. Let me just say that it was an honor to talk to those guys , theyre really great and i appreciate there input. I just have a few questions and i was wondering if there was a way you guys could help me answer them. Is there a way or any test i can go get to check if this is mpb or not , can i go to a hair specialist and get a certain test to get done to check forsure? And also what are the chances that i could actually have telogen effluvium? I read somewhere that in males , 95 percent of the time hair loss is due to genetics, what are the chances that i actually belong to the 5 percent ?

[BaldingEagle]

If you go to a dermatologist they can check. It's most likely MPB.

[startedAT16]

How can they check though, what test can i ask for

[startedAT16]

If you go to a dermatologist they can check. It's most likely MPB.

Hey dude , do u know my story?

[jamesst11]

Hey dude , do u know my story?

you need to post some pics... why in the hell is everyone jumping to MPB as a conclusion."16 year old suddenly starts losing a lot of hair" - yup, must be MPB. That's the most ridiculous diagnosis ever. no offense balding eagle

[startedAT16]

you need to post some pics... why in the hell is everyone jumping to MPB as a conclusion."16 year old suddenly starts losing a lot of hair" - yup, must be MPB. That's the most ridiculous diagnosis ever. no offense balding eagle

thankyou man, ill post pics tomorrow ,i need to do my homework, ive been soo stressed im surprized im even doing hw

[allTheGoodNamesAreTaken]

Hey guys, i dont know if you guys watched the radio show yesterday, i am the 16 year old from arizona. Let me just say that it was an honor to talk to those guys , theyre really great and i appreciate there input. I just have a few questions and i was wondering if there was a way you guys could help me answer them. Is there a way or any test i can go get to check if this is mpb or not , can i go to a hair specialist and get a certain test to get done to check forsure? And also what are the chances that i could actually have telogen effluvium? I read somewhere that in males , 95 percent of the time hair loss is due to genetics, what are the chances that i actually belong to the 5 percent ?

Not meaning to sound flippant here but... the answer is 5%, assuming that's actually true. Which is something I've never heard before.

[AlexieJ]

you really need to go to a hair specialist to confirm. I cannot imagine that a 16 year old as young as that is losing hair already. For most people it is genetics but hey consult an expert.

[startedAT16]

Well i just turned 17 a couple dayd ago but this all started when i was 16 and a half about 6 months ago

[startedAT16]

Hello everyone , i am new to this, my name is julian, sadly im here to talk to you about my story. Although i am sad ,i am also very glad because i know that i am not alone and that soon on the horizon "repicel" and hopefully histogen in 2 years will help me out . For now im here to tell you my story and i am hoping that you all can help me and give me advice on what my steps forward should be. Well like my name says i am 16. Ive always had struggles in my life with bulling, when i was a kid i used to get bullied for being fat. A couple years ago i hit the gym and about 7 months ago i was 5"11 195 pounds. I had messed up teeth, in 2 months i will get my braces off and i am so excited. I want to be a astrophysicist when i grow up and work for nasa and hopefully be a great dad and husband. Everything in my life was going in a good direction until about 7 months ago on a Mexico trip. I got really sick to my stomach and 2 weeks later when i came back from Mexico i had dropped 20 pounds , from 195 to 175 in a matter of 2 weeks, when i came back to the u.s my stomach pains went away and i thought i was okay but never in a million years i would have thought that... my hair would start falling out. 1st week of august one day i was just showering and my hands were just filled with hair , and sadly 6 months later it hasnt stopped. Im literally shedding all day , i try to move my hair around , 2 or 3 hairs, i shower, 70 hairs, i comb my hair , more hairs . To be honest i probably lose around 150 hairs a day , maybe sometimes more , sometimes less but no less than 100 hairs a day. Ive been to my gp and everything is normal, everything! Thyroid , nothing. I had my testosterone levels checked( i wanted my dht levels checked but she said they were unnecessary , if i remember correctly my testosterone levels came out to about 550 i think. Ive been to my dermo and he had my scalp biopsy done last friday and i hope to get my results this friday when i go. Im really scared about these results ,i really do not want male pattern baldness. This is my story , hopefully i can get your input of what it could be