I know, I know, you guys are probably INUNDATED with this question...

[jsewell94]

Do I have a receding hairline?

I jest, I jest. Well, sort of. That is the big question that I'm going to be asking in this post, but I plan to give some background information as well.

Basically, I'm 17 years old. I have always had a slight widows peak (for as long as I can remember, anyway). But my hair has ALWAYS been extremely thick. However, over the past year or so, I've noticed that the corners of my hairline are becoming thinner/falling back. However, it is worse on one side than the other (refer to the image at the end of the post). I have told my mom about it off and on for the past year, but she says that I am crazy. I have asked my haircut person, and she just says it's my "mature hairline" coming in. EVEN my dermatologist (granted, this was about 8 or so months ago) gives me the "mature hairline" card. I don't believe them. I feel like, if was just my maturing hairline, it would be coming at a slower rate/a bit later on. So I'm a bit freaked out..

In terms of genetics, I don't think my mom's side has much of a history of balding. I know her dad was bald by the end of his life, but that is only because he had a severe head injury that required invasive treatment. This was also compounded by the fact that he has always had extremely thin hair (something that, as I mentioned earlier, is not an issue for me)...but other than that, all of the males in her family have a TON of hair.

So be my judge. Is my hairline receding?



If you say yes, continue reading. How do I treat it? I've read a lot about Rogaine, and I've thought about buying some and trying it out. But I've read a few instances of it causing MORE hair loss, which scares the heck outa me. I've also read about Propencia and its generic counterparts, but I'm terrified to use it because it isn't topical and has been known to cause drastic reductions in libido (something that, I personally believe, would be a huge deterrent to any male, particularly one as young as me ).

So yeah. What do I do? I'm a bit freaked out about all of this..