Hair loss is something that is very common among humans, specifically males over the age of 35. The most common form of hair loss is male pattern baldness.
There are several different forms of hair loss, but the cause of male pattern baldness is typically a combination of genetics and male hormones.
Other causes of hair loss that are less common include inflammation, chemotherapy treatment, HIV/AIDS, malnutrition and iron deficiency.
Obviously, there are several different causes of hair loss in men, but far and away the most common is genetics
Hair loss in men can very often lead to psychological distress, in particular disorders such as social or general anxiety disorder, depression, and in extreme cases even bipolar disorder. There are many different treatment methods that are available over the counter to treat baldness in men. Some forms may be treated by steroid injections, but oftentimes to be effective these need to happen frequently. By age 50, pattern hair loss affects about half of males.
A very common way for men to attempt to cover up their pattern baldness is through a “comb over.” This is done by taking the remaining hair and combing it over the bald spots to make the head appear like it is full of hair. This is almost always a temporary solution, as if there is more than just a small bald spot then the comb over will be extremely obvious to the public.
Another common way to cover up baldness for men is by wearing artificial hair, such as something like a wig or toupee. Both of these will resemble a typical hair style, and in an ideal world will not be noticeably different to a stranger. However, the best wigs can often be quite expensive and not easily affordable for men.
There are two extremely common hair growth supplements that are used in the world today
Those two treatments are known as Rogaine and Propecia. Both have been approved by the US food and drug administration, which is a huge positive for the drugs. The main negative on both of the drugs is that they only work on certain types of baldness.
While they have proven to be effective in certain cases in certain studies, they certainly are not effective 100 percent of the time, and it almost always depends on the particular patient and their particular type of baldness. Rogaine is typically most effective, however on men (or women) who have a history of baldness that runs genetically in their family.
It is strongly recommended by both Rogaine and the US food and drug administration to not try the supplement if baldness is not a genetic issue. It is also strongly recommended to not use any type of hair growth supplement if the patient in question is under the age of 18, as it can be harmful.
I have dealt with thinning hair since puberty, the age of 17 or so, which has been a constant source of shame. In high school my hair began growing thinner, and I grew it long and tried shampoos and scalp treatments to thicken it and cover the bald patches. My hairline was receding rapidly. I had patches where my hair was so thin you could see my scalp. As I grew older I went back to shorter hair, and tried various treatments from the drugstore and medications from the doctor to restore my hair, to no avail. So many doctors, so many treatments, so many medicines and creams… nothing helped. On my 40th birthday I decided to embrace my hair loss and shave my head, and try out being bald. It was very hard at first to adjust, but for five years I shaved my head and maintained a bald look. Now, I have allowed some hair to grow back. It is still thin, and starting to slowly go gray, but now I am much more comfortable with my hair loss. It is part of who I am, and I have accepted that I will never again have thick and full hair as I did in my youth.
I am self employed. General Practitioner in Melbourne, VIC. My special interest: male reproductive system.
I have been losing my hair since I was around 25 years old. I typically shave what I have left down to 1/16th of an inch every week or so. I only have a little gray hair. I have never done anything to try and prevent hair loss or regrow hair. When I was younger it really made me self conscious, I really do not think about it anymore though.
I started noticing a small patch of my hair going from the middle to the front of the forehead. It had slightly less hair increasingly so as every month went on. At 27, I decided to use a dht blocker shampoo and 3 years later I can say I have a full head of hair. Itâs very important for men that once they start noticing a problem, they treat it immediately. Preventing more hair loss is a lot easier than recovering lost hair.
Looking at my family my grandfather at 85 years old has a full set of hair but by the time I turned 20 I was already losing hair in the front and the middle. I don’t know where these genes came from. Now the only hair I have left is on the sides of my head and I just wonder how long before its gone too
It felt like it happened so suddenly, one day with a full head of hair and the next day a spot where there is more skin than hair. It doesn’t seem to grow back no matter how much I take care of it.
Well I’ve tried everything since I started losing my hair a year ago but nothing ever seems to work. I talked to my doctor and he says it’s just not possible with over the counter remedies like rogaine. It’s just something I am going to have to probably deal with forever but that’s okay.
Personally, I have not experienced hair loss. I have a few friends that have experienced hair loss and it makes them very self conscious. If I were to start losing my hair, I wouldn’t think of it as being that big of a deal.
So far I’ve been lucky and haven’t went bald like my father did. But I have noticed my receding hairline at the temples and the top of my head in my mid 40’s. It all comes down to luck and genetics, I figure. If I get too bald, then I’ll try something like Rogaine! Or brush it over to hide the loss.
My hairline started receding in my early twenties accompanied with a balding spot on the back of my head. By my mid twenties it was thinning out rapidly and I tried buzzing it down. I liked how it looked and tried shaving it completely. It is a much better look for me and I have been shaving my head every other day for 14 years. I do sometimes have dreams that I have a full head of hair and wake up and can briefly feel it, like I imagine phantom limb phenomenon to be.
My fiance is slowly but surely losing his hair, and he has noticed. He uses a special shampoo to try and keep from losing more hair and i think he is hoping that it will help it grow back. The shampoo and conditioner he uses are made with biotin. He doesn’t seem to be losing hair super fast since hes been using it but i don’t think its a cure by any means.
Well where do I begin, I am 23 years old and I have been balding since I was 17. My senior year of highschool I was the only kid in the school that I could see was receding. It definitely made me feel a little less confident. I was a star Linebacker on the Football team and a good looking guy, but when my hair started going so did my confidence. I have been taking treatments and nothing works necessarily, only delays or covers. But I do hope one day to get my hair back with increased technology.
I thought I would lose it in my 20’s as my dad did. That did not happen but it started at 40 and it is going fast. But I do not care at this age. Got great wife and great kids so I do not care.
Male hair loss is a disaster for anyone in their 20s. Most women don’t really mind, but some do – and that vocal minority causes us to develop severe insecurity. Thankfully, there are medications and solutions to help mitigate this problem and help us rebound from the confidence loss.