My Dad, Grandfathers, and Brother All Have Their Hair — So Why Am I Balding?

My dad has hair, both my grandpas have hair, and my brother who is four years older than me has hair. I don’t know if cousins matter, but I have four male ones that all have hair too. Its not just hair though, all these family members have full heads of hair, there is not one male in the my family who is balding, and yet im 18 and seem to be losing all my hair. Im trying to except it, but im curious if there is anything I can do?

The expression of the balding gene does skip generations, though I am not sure how many it could potentially skip. The more generations that are skipped, however, the less likely it will be. I’ve written about it before here.

As for what you can do — I’d see a doctor and ask about a prescription for Propecia. If you have early genetic hair loss, the drug should halt the progression for some time.