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Have you attempted to treat hair loss?

Dec 18, 2011 7:36 AM

I'm 31 and suffer from male pattern baldness. I accepted it at first but now it appears I'm moving to the next stage of the Norwood scale and have started considering treatment.

Has anyone tried Rogaine? Have you tried something else? What were the results?

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Not the right one to answer you, I'm a female. For what it's worth - my late husband told me he began balding in high school. I met & married him long after that. It did bother him, & if he had wanted to treat the baldness in any way I would have supported him. I just kept saying - it sure didn't matter to me. He was a luscious, gorgeous hunk of a man.

Told him that my father was bald ever since I could remember. ...That Sean Connery, one of the sexiest men in the world, was bald. And so on. My son (not the same husband I spoke of) is also balding - the missing hair at the back, & forehead/temples that becomes bigger every year. It bothers him, too.

I can only say to you, do what ever you're comfortable with. Please remember, women will love you for you, not your hair. Best of luck whatever you do! One caveat: Please NEVER do that horrid comb-over!

gmwhit gmwhit
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Yeah, I started going bald at 20. Went from having long rockstar hair down my back, to rocking a very thin skullet by 23. Bit the bullet and shaved it all off at 25, and bought a cheap set of clippers, since paying a barber to take it all off once every 3 weeks is stupid.

It bothered me that I was going bald at such a young age, but now, I don't care quite as much... My girl isn't at all interested in my hair.

Besides, the Viking beard I'm sporting works well with the lack of hair up top.

waltertangofoxtrot waltertangofoxtrot
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As a woman I say if you have a nicely shaped noggin, closely crop your hair or even consider taking it all off. To some of us, it really IS what's on the inside that counts. I'd rather have a man with charm, a sense of humor and intelligence than a jerk with great hair.

(Having rock hard abs and a chiseled chin is easier to achieve than growing back the hair.)

lavikinga lavikinga
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I've been shaving my head for 7 years or so. I've been balding since I was a teenager. I don't shave it often enough; I already have a standard horseshoe pattern and the top is getting sparser and thinner every time. It didn't bother me until I watched an episode of 30 Rock where Scott Adsit's character sported a wig. He looked so much younger!

I decided to give Rogaine (and later generic minoxidil) a try. It's been nearly 4 months and I definitely have significant growth. Unfortunately, I'm still not fooling anyone. I am undeniably bald. I'm going to stick with it for a year and see if I get passable results. As of now, I just have enough hair to start a pathetic comb-over.

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