MPB Skipping Generations
Hello Doctor. I am a very concerned 20 year old who is looking for some answers to my questions. Both my father and my mother have a thick head of hair as well as a fairly high hairline, perhaps a bit higher than your own judging from your picture i see here. On my mothers side however, there is a bit of tendency for MPB as both her grandfather and one of her two brothers were bald. Recently, I have noticed a slight bit of thinning above the eyebrows on either side of my hairline. I havent noticed any unusual amount of hair loss, and the rest of my scalp is just as thick as ever. I have read numerous other blogs concerning hair loss on this website and I am aware that MPB can skip generations. What are the chances that I have inherited MPB? Am I taking after my bald uncle or is this just a bit of natural thinning that I am seeing? Thank you for your time.
There is no way to tell if you have genetic hair loss tendency unless you get a working diagnosis with mapping of your scalp for miniaturization. One day in the distant future, we will be able to read the human genome, which will allow us to more easily answer questions like yours. 95%+ of the time, men of your age will lose their childhood hairline and develop a receded mature hairline. That is what you may be seeing.
My grandfather died at age 91 with a very thick,full head of grey hair.My father is 60 with a bit of thinning but probably a nw3 which is fine for his age. I,on the other hand began balding at 19 and after 2 scalp reductions and now a FUT will look nowhere near like my grandfather. My mother was adopted so I can’t take a reference from her side.
It’s not always a case of looking at your ancestors.