Please Help - 22 Year Old Balding With No Balding Heredity?

[Ibii]

Hi,

So over the past 6 years now I have been having hair fall. Due to this I could see some bald patches being developed over my head. I’m just 22 year old boy. I went to a GP who recommended me a blood test and it came out normal. I don’t think it’s in genetics as my dad who is over 65 still has head almost full of hair

I had a clean shave over couple of days ago. I have attached 2 pictures - one with my hair and one with clean shaven. Upon seeing my clear shaven picture, do you think I should start using minoxidil or treatment? On my clean shaved head I could tiny patches of baldness not many but once I have hair I could easily spot bald patches and in my second picture?

I’m quite worried and any advice would be highly appreciated.

 

[Inigo1202]

Balding doesn't normally come from your father's side; it usually does from the mother's. My father has full hair and he's 65; I'm balding at 23. Why? Because my mother's dad was bald.

That doesn't seem like normal Androgenetic Alopecia. You should try and see a new dermatologist. it's important to have these things well diagnosed.

 

[Baldingdane]

Balding doesn't come from your father's side; it usually does from the mother's. My father has full hair and he's 65; I'm balding at 23. Why? Because my mother's dad was bald.

That doesn't seem like normal Androgenetic Alopecia. You should try and see a new dermatologist. it's important to have these things well diagnosed.

Wrong and wrong. It can come from both sides. And it does seem like Androgenetic Alopecia. Diffuse thinning it is.
Op start treatments. And AA like finasteride og Dutasteride and a growth stimulant to close bald patches like minoxidil. You're not too far gone, so you might get most of it back. But now is the time to act.

 

[Who Farted]

Balding doesn't normally come from your father's side; it usually does from the mother's. My father has full hair and he's 65; I'm balding at 23. Why? Because my mother's dad was bald.

This is an old wives tale and isn’t true at all. You share 50% of your DNA with your father and 50% of DNA with your mother; the balding gene can come from either or both.

 

[Baldingdane]

This is an old wives tale and isn’t true at all. You share 50% of your DNA with your father and 50% of DNA with your mother; the balding gene can come from either or both.

Exactly.

 

[Inigo1202]

One of the well-known genes related to hair loss is the AR gene which codes for the androgen receptor protein. Among other functions, this protein helps hair follicle cells detect androgen hormones (like testosterone) that circulate through the body. Testosterone and other androgens can affect when, where, and how much a person’s hair grows1. The AR gene is located on the X chromosome, which means that, for males, it was inherited from their mother.

There is plenty of information about it.

English is not my first language so I may have expressed myself bad; it doesn't always come from your mother's side, but it usually does.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1226186/

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-genetic-links-baldness.html

 

[Who Farted]

One of the well-known genes related to hair loss is the AR gene which codes for the androgen receptor protein. Among other functions, this protein helps hair follicle cells detect androgen hormones (like testosterone) that circulate through the body. Testosterone and other androgens can affect when, where, and how much a person’s hair grows1. The AR gene is located on the X chromosome, which means that, for males, it was inherited from their mother.

That may be true, but the assertion that the AR gene is the cause of baldness or that it’s presence alone predicts the future presence of male pattern baldness is incorrect.

The presence of the AR gene is but one of many male pattern baldness associated DNA variantions. These variations are distributed across both chromosomes and therefore from either of your parents. The AR gene is commonly to be portrayed as the most important of said indicators, but that is a consequence of it being the most studied and therefore the most well known variant, rather than a consequence of that objective determination.

Over the years, studies have consistently shown that in the presence of an AR gene, those with bald fathers were more likely to bald than those with full head fathers. Apologies for a lack of a citation, but I’m too tired right now to dig them up; google, however, can confirm this.

 

[LeeVanCleef]

Check your uncles. My dad, grandads all have no male pattern baldness, but my maternal uncle does, so I guess that's where I got the genes from

 

[jackm415]

One of the well-known genes related to hair loss is the AR gene which codes for the androgen receptor protein. Among other functions, this protein helps hair follicle cells detect androgen hormones (like testosterone) that circulate through the body. Testosterone and other androgens can affect when, where, and how much a person’s hair grows1. The AR gene is located on the X chromosome, which means that, for males, it was inherited from their mother.

There is plenty of information about it.

English is not my first language so I may have expressed myself bad; it doesn't always come from your mother's side, but it usually does.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1226186/

https://medicalxpress.com/news/2017-03-genetic-links-baldness.html

can you explain further what you mean that it doesn't always come from mother's side? Can I inherit the AR gene from my dad, although it would be unlikely?

from what i've seen its always mothers side but thats what I'm curious about