Are we only 10% of all guys with hair loss?

[jd_uk]

Finasteride really works. It's worth its weight in gold. And I don't understand people that say then won't take it because they think they will eventually lose the fight. You don't stop brushing your teeth when you get a cavity even though you washed and flossed religiously. You want to have your teeth and hair for as long as possible. In the end we die anyway, nothing is forever.

That's true, but toothpaste isn't ingested and doesn't change your body chemistry.

 

[xetudor]

That's true, but toothpaste isn't ingested and doesn't change your body chemistry.

I was going more with the idea that just because it's not forever, it doesn't mean it doesn't help. And some people freak out even from the fluoride in the toothpaste, not to mention the one in their drinking water. They say it lowers your IQ, destroys your bones and God knows what. Some people just live in fear.

 

[Afro_Vacancy]

Dental health is not without a cost.

1 toothbrush a month + 1 toothpaste a month + 1 floss every 2 months + 2 dental cleanings a year is ~$225/year, over the next 30 years that's ~$6,750.
Moreover, ~4 minutes a day ~ 1 day/year, so over 30 years you lose ~1 month to taking care of your teeth.

Those are real "side effects". All maintenance of health and looks comes with a cost. These side effects are why people fail to put on sunscreen or go to the gym, even though it does as much for their looks as anything else.

 

[throwaway592845]

Overall I think this is good news.

Attractiveness is a zero sum game.

If I'm among the 10% of men putting in an effort (on finasteride for 2 weeks lol), then that should eventually turn into leverage.

If every man puts in the effort, it becomes much harder.

Truth. That is also the reason why I smile secretly every time a report or post about side effects or the post finasteride syndrome comes up. These guys are actually helping the people like me (those who are happy with finasteride) who they actually want to discredit. Every time someone quits finasteride I win a little bit.

Bring on the fearmongering!

 

[oye_rg]

Consider these:

- Majority of world population is poor. They have a long list of other worries before worrying about hair
- A great majority of world's population do not have access to modern medicine.
- A great many people do not use modern medicine and rely on other methods: superstition, ayurveda, allopathy, naturals, etc
- A great many people live in rural/tribal closed societies where hairloss is not a social issue
- A great number of men in many societies can lay/wed beautiful women irrespective of hair condition

That leaves a small minority. among those:
- Majority are unaware that hair loss treatments are there. Many who know don't believe it works. Many others ignore or accept.

10% is a high figure. I would have expected much less.

 

[Saurabhaj]

I don't understand what us means here..

Does it mean only 10% hairloss sufferers only complains...

Hairloss in itself is a trivial issue for world eyes..
Because only few people become bald before marriage/before 30..

Those who settle will do not care about hairloss because they have more trouble like wife's expectations, family...parents declining health...

But if we consider those rare persons who went bald in young age..
I am sure 10% are vocal. .40 % depressed/sad..
And remaining don't know what to do ..
They are unable to pinpoint why hairloss is pushing them down because they may have some other troubles like..career problem...love problem...

I was unable to point out that my hairloss was the reason. I was failing to get love..

 

[guyfromdownstairs]

underestimate

It's an underestimate, many men won't declare that they're pursuing treatment in a poll even if they are

 

[blackg]

The simple answer is that we will never get a correct figure on all of this because men are just too proud to admit a lot of what we are all brave enough to admit.
I also think a lot of men don't have the mental abilities to see what we all see.

 

[I.D WALKER]

Yes and yes.
1) Proverbs 16:18
2) Androgenetic Alopecia takes our hair security, but also often gives us a preternatural ability (superpowers) to experience greater awareness or perhaps deeper intro/extrospective proclivities than we were originally designed to process.

The simple answer is that we will never get a correct figure on all of this because men are just too proud to admit a lot of what we are all brave enough to admit.
I also think a lot of men don't have the mental abilities to see what we all see.

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Survey says all hair loss polls should be junked.

 

[Exodus2011]

true about the job world, and especially depressing considering it reduces the total efficiency of the economy, since we are choosing on looks and not talent/smarts. but what really gets me going is how ugly people are sentenced worse in court. like wow, there's no more direct way of saying ugly people are worth less than punishing them worse for the same thing

 

[DoctorHouse]

I truly believe only a small percentage of men with hair loss use Propecia. Most of the population will accept their fate. However, I am sure a large percentage are not happy it happens. And of course, those that value their hair as their identity will end up in this forum.

 

[Eren]

I truly believe only a small percentage of men with hair loss use Propecia. Most of the population will accept their fate. However, I am sure a large percentage are not happy it happens. And of course, those that value their hair as their identity will end up in this forum.

Simply because most lose it later on in life and not in their late teens or early to mid-twenties. It goes so slowly that they are able to accept it much more than a teenager that has to accept its fate in two years.

Take for example Mourinho, he had a thick head of hair at 34 (guy on the right in both pictures)

At 37 it still looked very good (see below)

In his 40s some loss of density

Now

Most men would be able to cope with gradual hair loss like this. At least, you can always say that you did have hair when it mattered the most.

 

[DoctorHouse]

Simply because most lose it later on in life and not in their late teens or early to mid-twenties. It goes so slowly that they are able to accept it much more than a teenager that has to accept its fate in two years.

Take for example Mourinho, he had a thick head of hair at 34 (guy on the right in both pictures)

At 37 it still looked very good (see below)

In his 40s some loss of density

Now

Most men would be able to cope with gradual hair loss like this. At least, you can always say that you did have hair when it mattered the most.

Not unless they have BDD. He lost most of his density from mid 40s to early 50's. And definitely looks fade at that age as well.

 

[Exodus2011]

damn i think i just realized one of the biggest things that gets me down about baldness is how old it makes you feel. i was just introspecting on youth and growing up, it blows my mind that i'm only 22. i definitely don't feel that old looking at my hair. as i've said the other day, baldness' attraction killing isnt even my main issue anymore.

i love youth, cuteness, and innocence and obviously baldness is the complete opposite of that. its associated with evil, being ugly, and death. like quite literally the opposite of that. holy ****in ****. like legit so much of my life is centered around my childhood loves, and on top of that i'm immature anyways. it feels so damn strange being bald. which is why i've referred to my "soul" as having hair.

i don't believe in a soul, one of those unfalsifiable things like god that cant be reasoned at, but in the sense of my deepest "being", the things that define who i am.

i'd almost would rather get hair but have an unattractive face, although that too would make me look older because youthness and attractiveness are intimately connected

i think the youth killing thing is likely at the center of a lot of people's identity issues with baldness 0_0

 

[Eren]

Not unless they have BDD. He lost most of his density from mid 40s to early 50's. And definitely looks fade at that age as well.

BDD is rare and not necessarily hair loss related

He had like 12 years to cope with his hair loss and 12 years to say goodbye. You can't deny it's so much easier to accept it like he had to in comparison with being slick bald in 4 years at most.

Also, he had ZERO hair loss in his twenties and even great hair in his thirties (really thick and NW2 at most).

Btw, he still has very decent hair though when he grows it.