January 18 2007, 3:32 pm PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes
Hi, Im a 29 year old male. In the last few months I have started shedding more hair than Ive noticed before. Im finding about 10 - 20 hairs on my pillow and a similar amount coming out in the shower. Also if I run my hand through my hair one or two hairs falls out each time. At this stage though there is no visible thinning/receding. I have a high forehead but as far as I can remember this has always been the case, there has been no substantial change throughout my 20’s.
I have started a new stressful job recently. Also my father started thinning in his mid 30’s. He is 60 now and has a type III/V Vertex on the Norwood scale. There is no baldness on my mothers side. I guess my question is, is moderate shedding enough to justify getting concerned? I have heard that people can get overly caught up with counting hairs and worry themselves silly, something which I can be prone to. I don’t want to begin taking Propecia prematurely.
If you get your hair mapped out for miniaturization and there is none present, it would be reasonable to assume that you are not currently balding and need not worry. Most men who begin balding start to see miniaturizing of the hair before the hair loss occurs. That is why mapping out the head for miniaturization is so important. It takes the guess work out of the process and therefore should control your fears. Then, considering your family history, you should get your hair mapped out yearly for some advanced warning of impending hair loss. Most men at 29 years old should show miniaturization if they are losing hair.
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Hey, I am a 17 year old male with an extremely high hairline as well, it’s been that way since I have had hair. I have not been mapped for miniaturization, but have been told by the Hair Club that they won’t even touch me because I have such a thick, healthy head of hair and that my hairline is natural even though it kind of looks like a receding hairline. To answer the shedding question, I notice shedding too a couple on my pillow and anywhere from 5-25 in the shower in the morning (no pattern). A couple of hairs also falls out when I run my hands through it most of the time, but as I understand it’s from the tension pulling on already loose, normal shedding hairs (remember everyone loses 100-150 strands a day)and have no signs of actually losing my hair, yet I still am worried to death about it. So I unerstand what your sayin’ but I think it may be just in our heads (no pun intended)Hope This Helps!