My Brother Has a Different Dad, And He’s the Only One That’s Balding

Hello, just a question from yet another freaked out 20 year old.

Ok, so neither side of my family has a history of balding. The only stand-out is my brother. He’s going bald, but he had a different father than me. Could his father’s genetics have played a role in his unfortunate fate?

Also, I’ve read that a “mature” hairline is a euphemism for receding hairline. What would you say about this? Thanks for your time.

Hair loss in most men is genetic, and it can come from either the mother’s side or the father’s side (or both).

As for the mature hairline, we have extensively written about what that is ( see here). It is not balding in the traditional sense and it is not a progressive recession of the hairline. Some men see their hairline mature and don’t see any patterned loss beyond that.