May 7 2009, 2:33 pm PT | Posted in: Hair Loss Causes
My dad isn’t bald nor are his brothers or father. But my mom’s dad is bald but some of his sons aren’t. Could you tell me how likely i am to be bald?
It’s not that easy to tell. Balding can be passed down from either side of the family and can skip generations. There is some new science for genetic testing to let you know if you are carrying the gene for balding. If you test positive, then you could bald, but if you test negative, you will not undergo patterned genetic balding. Even if you carry the gene, it may not mean that you will express the gene and have balding. So the answer is that a negative test will let you know if you inherited the good genes from your family.
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Doc,
With this HairDX test, I understand it detects the gene associated with balding. However, most men experience some hairloss during their lifetime which doesn’t always succumb to full out pattern baldness. They may just have the mature hairline. So my question is, if you’re a NW2 with a mature hairline and have experienced some balding, will you still have this gene? I’m a NW2 and I would like to know if I have the gene, but at the same time, I don’t want to freak myself out if I have the gene but am only going to a NW2 pattern and not further.
Just need some clarification so I know whether or not I want the test.
thanks in advance!