Suffering from Male Pattern Baldness since 17

by Jerome
(Detroit, Michigan)

My front part and the crown part of my hair started to thin dramatically since the age of 17. By then I wasn’t really worried because I do have really thick hair. As I started in college, my hair was really started to thin considerably.

One day my friends and I were browsing through our old school photo album and oh my god, my hair line has really receded noticeably! By then I was pretty nervous about my hair loss. I tried numerous treatments but it didn’t work at all and my father’s friend told me that I would probably lose most of my hair in a few years and that really shock me considering I was only 21 then.

Before the summer last year, I've decided that I will get it settled once and for all. If there is no cure I will just shave my head off! I went to my father's friend, who is a local dermatologist in my neighbourhood and asked him about my hair condition. Bingo, I was suffering from Male Pattern Baldness just like my baldy father and uncles. The doc gave me a prescription for Minoxidil 5% and Propecia.

It has been a year since I was taking the meds and my hair line has really improved, I can see there are hairs popping out and it's getting fuller than normal. It's not like before but there are really new hairs coming out. I figure it might need some time before a full recovery so I am sticking with it. So before trying any hair loss treatments, visit your doctor first!