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CarltonA

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Male pattern baldness can be reduced by getting yourself castrated bedfore the age of nineteen as it is caused by excess testosterone. Yes, I am a baldy by the way.
 
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being the target of verbal abuse for years, sometimes from random strangers, can be a bit wearing to the sense of humour

Life can be like that though, my wife was born in Texas so by nature should be tall but she's tiny.

She's had a lifetime of taunts and remarks, she can't change her height so she doesn't take any notice.
 

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Is 'syrup' a Falkirk area word for a wig or toupee? :|

Started going grey a few years ago, but at 42 I still have a full head of hair at the moment - unlike quite a few people my age or younger!
 

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Male pattern baldness can be reduced by getting yourself castrated bedfore the age of nineteen as it is caused by excess testosterone. Yes, I am a baldy by the way.

Baldness is caused by hair follicles being over-sensitive to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This is produced from testosterone, but there does not have to be an excess for hair loss to occur.

As someone who suffered some male-pattern baldness some years ago despite having a considerably lower testosterone level than the average male I am confident in saying it is nothing to do with excess testosterone.
 

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Anyone remember the guy who used to do The Hamlet Cigar adverts - it was a bit like that :p

Gregor Fisher; he went on to expand the character in a comedy series called "The Baldy Man".


By the way, that photo of me on the left is a bit over 11 years old; I was 35 at the time... note how high up my hairline already was by then...

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alanf

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Im not going going bald but my forehead stretches to the back of my head now
 

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I started to develop a bald patch when I was about 30, not helped by already having a double crown. I went with the option of #2 all over and since moved on to #1 all over.
My ex used to cut my hair (she's a hairdresser) but her new bloke started getting p***y about it, so I do it myself now, bought some clippers for a tenner.
 

CarltonA

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I do my own as well, the clippers were £16 and have lasted for over ten years so that saves a heck of a lot. I am a firm believer in being open about the baldness by having short hair but not shaving the barnet as this looks like an attempt at disguise just as a comb-over would.
 

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Baldness is caused by hair follicles being over-sensitive to dihydrotestosterone (DHT). This is produced from testosterone, but there does not have to be an excess for hair loss to occur.

As someone who suffered some male-pattern baldness some years ago despite having a considerably lower testosterone level than the average male I am confident in saying it is nothing to do with excess testosterone.

That's bad luck, though from what I've read about hairloss, androgen related hair loss is not uncommon in females either.

Have you had Thyroid function and hormones etc tested? Poor thyroid function can cause hair loss, as can the associated lowering of SHBG.
 

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I started losing it (both the barnet and the plot) when I was 23, still hanging in there but hairlines gone north at the sides and the crown is becoming threadbare. Most of the men in my mums side of the family are bald/ing so I guess its hereditary for me.

I hate it, but not enough to spend a small country's GDP to plant some other body hair in its place (its a different colour for a start!)
 
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Rather amusingly, I spotted that an advert for hair transplants came up at the top of this page. :lol:
 

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I started losing it (both the barnet and the plot) when I was 23, still hanging in there but hairlines gone north at the sides and the crown is becoming threadbare. Most of the men in my mums side of the family are bald/ing so I guess its hereditary for me.

I hate it, but not enough to spend a small country's GDP to plant some other body hair in its place (its a different colour for a start!)


Do these Transplants really work ?
 

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Why are y'all complaining?

You do realise that falling hair blocking the drains is an eternal pet-hate of mine? :lol:
 

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I remember 2 lads I worked with in my early 20's, they were the same age. One was bald and the other was grey. People used to take the mick out of them loads, I tended not to as I was aware they had more success with the ladies than the rest of us put together. It really isn't something worth worrying about, although I understand why people do.
 

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I remember 2 lads I worked with in my early 20's, they were the same age. One was bald and the other was grey. People used to take the mick out of them loads, I tended not to as I was aware they had more success with the ladies than the rest of us put together. It really isn't something worth worrying about, although I understand why people do.

If some men feel embarassed about baldness, imagine what it is like for women. :idea:
 
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