losing hair

[shericd7]

Hey girls, I made a discovery today. After washing my hair I was blow drying it when I discovered a small bald spot on the top of my head...I've had long hair (to the middle of my back now) for about 10yrs. and this has come a shock to me,there have been no bald men in my family..What I was wandering if any of you know of a treatment,out side of implants that might help me,to restore or dont lose any more hair...thanks sjeri

[becky t]

if you have a look at the sponsored links there seem to be a few answers that may help, other than that i cant help, gave up on my own hair years ago, lost most from the front...

are you receeding me over:hugs:

[docrobbysherry]

I started losing my hair at 19. No suggestions on keeping yours. However;
If i r interested in seeing if u r genetically fated to lose hair, look at your mother's father. I believe u get your "hair" genes from her. Gosh, you've got great hair! I'm SO jealous!
RS

[gabe]

I know of one thing that can claim to stop hair from falling 100% - the floor! :D

[Nicole Erin]

Well, aside the horrid normal male hairline, I don't really have any hair loss.

There are tons of ways to treat hair loss but I don't imagine any of them are excellent.

You know losing hair would probably be about the worst thing for a CD. Too much hair other places can be removed but losing hair :sad:

I am not being smart ass, but seriously asking - what is it like when someone finally realises their hair is going?

[shericd7]

Thanks to you all, now have have to search the internet and see what they have to offer..

[kimmy p]

Hey girls, I made a discovery today. After washing my hair I was blow drying it when I discovered a small bald spot on the top of my head...I've had long hair (to the middle of my back now) for about 10yrs. and this has come a shock to me,there have been no bald men in my family..What I was wandering if any of you know of a treatment,out side of implants that might help me,to restore or dont lose any more hair...thanks sjeri

One of the biggest reasons for Male pattern baldness is testosterone. My father in law was completely bald for years before needing a surgical procedure to reduce his testosterone production (think steer) do to prostate cancer, and then his hair
started growing again. So how far are you willing to go?????:p

[sandra-leigh]

However;
If i r interested in seeing if u r genetically fated to lose hair, look at your mother's father. I believe u get your "hair" genes from her.

No, it is called "male pattern baldness" because the genes are carried on the Y chromozone, thus passed down along the paternal line, not the maternal line.


After washing my hair I was blow drying it when I discovered a small bald spot on the top of my head

Sheri, some medications can trigger hair loss. Also, have you been finding that your hair has been coming out relatively easily in the comb/ brush ? If so that that can indicate a problem with your thyroid.

(I started encountering this problem a few months ago, and for unrelated reasons my doctor had me do blood tests that showed that my thyroid is "slow". Researching a bit, I see that one of the medications I am taking has a known side effect of sometimes affecting the thyroid gland... and my hair difficulty started pretty close to the same time that I started taking that medication. Thyroid problems do run in my family, but before I just had fairly normal hair-loss rates.)

Bald spots do not run in my father's family, but receding hairlines do, and I definitely have that :(


Treatments: to be honest, there aren't many. Apparently scalp massages can help. Most of the male hair loss formulae don't do a lot of good (I've heard), and some of them are really just hair dyes, some of which contain lead! There is a drug that works for some people, but I do not recall what it is. My hair stylist and the local hair care products place tell me that about the only commercial product that actually works to maintain hair, with modest regrowth for some people, is the three-part system "Murad", more often called "Dr. Murad's". The price for the three components together is significantly more than what you would pay at the local supermarket for a bottle of shampoo, so don't expect it to be an inexpensive cure-all. I've only started using it so I cannot offer a personal endorsement either way, especially as I have also started taking thyroid medication (e.g., if my hair loss stops it would be hard to determine which treatment was responsible)

[Nicole Erin]

One of the biggest reasons for Male pattern baldness is testosterone. My father in law was completely bald for years before needing a surgical procedure to reduce his testosterone production (think steer) do to prostate cancer, and then his hair
started growing again. So how far are you willing to go?????:p

So if a guy was going bald and found out that his testosterone levels were too high, could he take meds for that? I forget what the name of the testosterone blocker is, but would that help?

[kimmy p]

So if a guy was going bald and found out that his testosterone levels were too high, could he take meds for that? I forget what the name of the testosterone blocker is, but would that help?
I have no idea. It would make sense though. By the way, where in IN. you at? I'm in South Bend myself.

[Joy Carter]

I have two friends who are hair dressers. And they say GG's loose there hair too.:2c:

[SandyR]

I have a Quarter spot on the top of my head......I know he feeling.

SandyR

[battybattybats]

There is a drug developed for prostate cancer that apparently helps but it is expensive. It also has a 1% chance of causing sexual dysfunction. It's also being investigated for possibly raising the rate of the deadliest prostate cancers even though it reduces general prostate cancers.

[shirley1]

i am 40 in february and am almost completely bald on top now - its been going since about 24 - i went to a hair surgery place about 4 years ago they recommended tablets (proscar or propecia) blocks the enzime apparently that causes mpb - the problem for me was not enough gaurentee it would work apparently more effective at slowing or stopping further hairloss - but if your already 80% bald what recommendation is that - personally i think the only reason there is no proper solution to male hairloss is because its too closely related to hormones ie testoterone - i do believe some of these tablets would work but only if you were too block your male hormones - most men wouldnt want to do that ie you would prob become - forget the word unable to get an erection sorry ! it will come to me - i might try it myself sometime as i'm single and getting some hair back would be preferable to having a labido sometimes !

[samcs]

I think the drug you are looking for is Propecia 1mg. I started on it about a month ago. It is to soon to tell if it is working. I also have noticed slight balding around the crown. You can get this RX at inhousepharmacy.com for a reduced price. They have the generic version for a much cheaper price.

[jayelle]

No, it is called "male pattern baldness" because the genes are carried on the Y chromozone, thus passed down along the paternal line, not the maternal line.


Without wishing to send this thread off on a technical tangent, the old "myth" that male baldness is passed along the maternal line actually has a medical truth to it. The androgen receptor gene, which is the main factor in early-onset male-pattern baldness, is carried on the X chromosome:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15902657

[JamieTG]

I've been on Propecia for about 5 years now and it has really helped thicken the hair I had left on the top of my head. It has not helped the bald spot in back where all the hair had been completely gone for years because I waited too long. The key with any treatment is to start it immediately when you notice hair loss. The sooner you start it, the more effective it will be.
Jamie

[shirley1]

Without wishing to send this thread off on a technical tangent, the old "myth" that male baldness is passed along the maternal line actually has a medical truth to it. The androgen receptor gene, which is the main factor in early-onset male-pattern baldness, is carried on the X chromosome:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15902657

no i disagree i think it can be passed by either side - there are brothers that share the same biological parents but one goes bald the other doesnt - sometimes at least ! i believe it is just the luck of the draw - but i was always destined to loose my hair - my dad went bald and so did my moms dad - the only thing you can be sure about is if we were ggs or didnt produce much testosterone we or i would still have a full head of hair !

[Dena]

You might try Rogaine it's supposed to work best on that
area of the scalp.

My hair loss is from front to back (where Rogaine doesn't
work so well, according to the packaging).

I've started to use Emu oil on my scalp, more to keep what
I have than to regrow. I've only been using it for the last
few months, so it's too early to judge but it's starting to
look it's bringing back what has been recently lost.

Good Luck!