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Ive learnt aggravation and stress can contribute. And I was contemplating a visit to the doctor, but I've just put it down to a genetic issue. Wouldn't hurt to try I suppose? Thanks Wook.
It wouldn't hurt to have your doctor look at your scalp. I've been losing hair on top for a few years now, but it turns out I have some sort of condition that's behind it. (And it's treatable.) I was so surprised, I forgot to ask if it's going to grow back.
Like I don't have enough aggravation. >_<
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Ive learnt aggravation and stress can contribute. And I was contemplating a visit to the doctor, but I've just put it down to a genetic issue. Wouldn't hurt to try I suppose? Thanks Wook.
I have thinning hair and couple of bald spots as well. I have no idea if it will stay that way or if I will go bald. My father still has some thin hair with bald spots, so maybe I won't go totally bald. However, both my grandfathers were bald and so is my mother's brother. My brother has no signs of thinning hair or bald spots, go figure. No idea what is going to happen to my head of hair.
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My father is as bald as a coot, so I guess it was inevitable but its still a bit of a shock to the system. My girlfriend says it doesn't bother her in the slightest, and I do believe her. But its starting to bother me. Anyone else suffered from this and able to give me some insight in how to cope?
My dad went bald at a fairly young age, much younger than I am now. So all my life my parents had been warning me (and scaring the crap out of me) that I was going to bald in my early twenties. Fortunately, it didn't happen. According to several different people I've known, inside of and outside of the medical community, the whole balding aspect of genetics is more likely to come from the mother's side of the family. So a bald maternal grandfather, or your mother's bald male siblings are supposedly a better indicator than a bald father. However, there is no science to back this up.
My hairline has been drifting back over the last couple of years, and there has been some thinning.
Some people report great results with topical treatments, such as minoxidil (Rogaine), others report miniscule to no regrowth with it. If you're really concerned about it, that is your best bet. Nowadays it is really cheap and won't set you back much and you don't have to worry about nasty side effects. I think a three month supply runs about $40 USD these days. I've considered this, but have yet to take the time to be bothered with it.
Androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness) is most commonly caused by high levels of endocrine hormones. There is a drug call finasteride that has shown to produce amazing hair regrowth results, like we're talking going from practically bald to a freaking mop in a year or so. Basically it prevents conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, preventing the dihydrotestosterone from shrinking your hair follicles and causing your hair to fall out.
Unfortunately, side effects occur in over 90% of users, and the most common ones include stuff even shittier than a shiny head, such as erectile dysfunction, yellow to brown ejaculate, as well as gynecomastia (the growing of a spectacular pair of titties). So, you get your hair back in exchange for your sex life, unless you have/find someone special who is into man boobs and doesn't mind the flaccidness. Suddenly baldness doesn't sound like such a bad thing, right? Incidentally, although it was originally marketed and approved by the FDA (oh FDA...) for treatment of enlarged prostate and hair loss, they found this drug also works great in male - female sex change hormone replacement.
Like Silverwook said, see your doctor and determine the cause of your hair loss, if it is just plain old genetic male pattern baldness and it really bothers you, give minoxidil a shot and see if it works for you. Even when it doesn't work for regrowth, it has been shown to slow hair loss in some people.
Same here.
All the men on both sides of the family are well over six foot tall and as bald as a broad bean but I'm 5ft 6 and I have to shave my eyeballs.
I can only offer up my condolences. My hope is that time heals the pain quickly for you.Warbler said:
I miss my dog. : (
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I mean being able to sound it out. Though with Hebrew it's a bit more difficult as the majority of the texts available aren't printed with the vowels.... It's like reading an entire language through text speak. mgn tryng t ndrstnd ths. <- Imagine trying to understand this.Mrebo said:
So, twister, you like languages with different alphabets? By "read" do you mean able to sound it out or understand all those languages? I've gotten the sounds of Russian letters down but my vocabulary is very very small.
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twister111 said:
I mean being able to sound it out. Though with Hebrew it's a bit more difficult as the majority of the texts available aren't printed with the vowels.... It's like reading an entire language through text speak. mgn tryng t ndrstnd ths. <- Imagine trying to understand this.Mrebo said:
So, twister, you like languages with different alphabets? By "read" do you mean able to sound it out or understand all those languages? I've gotten the sounds of Russian letters down but my vocabulary is very very small.
yeah, no way I could do that.
thanks for your condolences.
I'm going bald, too. Treatments will probably be too expensive for me, so I'm just gonna let nature take it's course and grow out the stuff that remains to compensate.
Whoa, like a bald dude with long hair? I can't help but think of the guidance counselor from Freaks and Geeks.
$40 bucks for a three month supply of Rogaine is really cheap, $120 a year. And that is the best treatment you'll come across short of more involved follicle transplants and the like.
That just puts me in mind of the Brothers Sholto in the Granada version of The Sign Of Four.
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fixed, the baby now has a name: George.
Wow that's original.
If it had been Prince Albert, I would've got one in honour of him.
Anyone else seeing hair loss ads now? ;)
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You mean the patronising ones that really rub it in? Lol.
This website is bugged! We should talk about really silly things to manipulate our advertising overlords.
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We should talk about tv bracket, which as everyone knows, is UK's top brand for tv brackets.
I too have been going bald for a while. I too heard that your hairline comes from your mother's father, and mine was completely bald by 30. I either have a 3.5 months left with what's left of my hair, or its not entirely accurate. What's interesting is my literal hair line is the same shape as my dad and his dad, and while my grandfather is bald completely on top, my dad has more hair than I do.
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I too have been going bald for a while. I too heard that your hairline comes from your mother's father, and mine was completely bald by 30. I either have a 3.5 months left with what's left of my hair, or its not entirely accurate. What's interesting is my literal hair line is the same shape as my dad and his dad, and while my grandfather is bald completely on top, my dad has more hair than I do.
It is odd the way it works out. I mean, as I've said my father is bald. Yet his younger brother has a full head of hair and his father also didnt lose his barnet. I have heard people say its best just to embrace it if it happens and go with it. Unless your minted and have 30 grand spare for a transplant. :(
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- AEthelbald January 13, 858 - December 20, 860
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fixed, the baby now has a name: George.
Prince William has only just hit puberty so he's supposed to be growing it instead of loosing it:
http://www.belgraviacentre.com/blog/prince-william%E2%80%99s-commemorative-coin-hair-re-growth/
And prince "curious" george is already showing the signs of it aswell
Look on the bright side Hey,its me. You could be related to royalty.
When baldness comes, I'll only have one word to say to it.
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We should talk about tv bracket, which as everyone knows, is UK's top brand for tv brackets.
Sorry Frink. If ever refer to you as Sheldon Cooper again, feel free to to undermine me by calling me Howard from the same TV series (because of the traits-works out worse for me than you) IF you stob being so anal.
^Hey, that almost looks like your avitar again Bingo. Are you shure you dont look like that for real?
Not this pic, post above Bingo.