What Are the Chances That My Hair Loss Has Stabilized at Age 35?

Hi Dr. I love this site, been reading like crazy. Thank-You. I first realized that I was developing some balding at the right front side area when I was 29. I didn’t pay much more attention until about 32/ 33 because my hair covered up okay and frankly I had never heard of propecia as an option. As I type this I’m now 34 and have been on propecia for just 10 weeks (no side effects) as my hairloss is more noticeable in the front. My hair is full in the sides / top and back with virtually no balding at the vertex but if you look at me from the front I have the shape of hairloss in and upside down U with the centre still intact at the original hairline . I’m taking the propecia as a defense measure against any further balding and because I NEED to keep this middle centre portion to have any chance of styling at all. My question is …. At nearly 35 is there a good chance I have stabilized ? I am committed to propecia for life because a pill a day is no big deal….is there a chance I could turn those “thinned” out hairs into better coverage hairs in the ” upside down u”. Thanks.

P.s the generosity of your time here is very appreciated.

Genetic hair loss is progressive, and although it does generally slow down, that may not apply to you. From your history, you did not really lose enough of your hair to notice it until you were in your early 30s. That means that you were a late starter and that your hair loss will be progressive later in life than the general rule in the majority of young men.

Get your hair mapped out for miniaturization ASAP so that you can compare the impact of finasteride 1 year after you started taking it. Between the two measurements and the degree of miniaturization that is there now, you and your doctor may be able to predict what will happen to you in the future.