Androgen Receptors, DHT, And Balding

Do you agree that in some persons, despite having DHT levels high since 16, but balding only started in 40’s, a plausible explanation would be that their androgenetic receptors was closed and only opened years later ?

Some people keep hair thick, strong hair, but suddenly after 38 years old or 40 years old, start to get miniaturization and became bald in 10 years. If they had androgenetic receptors open since the 17, they would have a balding progression since that age, and not suddenly start at 37 or 40, when DHT levels are not high as in 20 years old. Some doctors say androgenetic receptor have a date to open, genetically programmed. Otherwise balding would start in 15 years old. Some kids of 12 years old have balding, like some small crown loss. It’s rare, but there are. I suppose their receptors were prematurely open and even the pre-teen DHT levels were enough to start balding.

I don’t know. We can all theorize. Every hair has a biologic clock with regard to genetic hair loss. Medicine is not an exact science. My explanation has been rather simple. It’s genetics! If you have genetic hair loss, you could have started the balding process late in life. Ultimately, it doesn’t matter what receptors open or close or what your DHT levels are. It might be interesting to study, but I’m not sure that these things make a difference in the grand scheme of treating your hair loss.

Some people smoke all their lives and never get lung cancer. Some people live to be 114 years old (my great grandmother) without hair loss. Some people go bald at 40 or 50 years old. It’s the mystery of life. I haven’t figured it out yet.