College son is balding. Feel so bad for him. Are there safe options?

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My friend has used Rogaine since college and it’s worked. But you can’t stop.

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My boyfriend is balding, well, bald. His brother who probably has similar genes started using rogaine when they were in their twenties and he has a lot of hair. No idea how safe it is.

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First of all the genes pass through the mother, not the father. Second, for the people, saying to just embrace it, and look like a circumcision at the ripe old age of 20, I said screw that. You wouldn’t tell a woman that why would you tell a man that? If your son cares he should get on a regiment of oral minoxidil and oral Propecia. Those two drugs combined at a high enough therapeutic dose, will hold the line on any more hair loss.

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Anonymous wrote:He should start shaving and owning it. Not a big deal once you get used to it.

It’s this. My husband started losing his hair in high school and had a shaved head when we met in college. It wasn’t a turn off at all. I originally approached him in a bar because I thought he was good looking. True story.

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Anonymous wrote:First of all the genes pass through the mother, not the father. Second, for the people, saying to just embrace it, and look like a circumcision at the ripe old age of 20, I said screw that. You wouldn’t tell a woman that why would you tell a man that? If your son cares he should get on a regiment of oral minoxidil and oral Propecia. Those two drugs combined at a high enough therapeutic dose, will hold the line on any more hair loss.

Oh my! Somebody missed biology class in high school!

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Anonymous wrote:My husband was balding in his 20s and got plugs. He regrets it every day of his life. Please tell him to embrace it and shave his head.

How long ago was that? I could be wrong but I think the tech has advanced a great deal.

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Anonymous wrote:Tell him to google Ryen Russillo (not a typo) and his balding story. your son will like his podcast if he likes sports!

Ryen went to his family (?) doctor and requested the pill(s) or whatever to stop hair loss. The particular doctor said no, he didn't agree with them, I believe because of the side effects (?). Ryen said okayyyyy... went home and shaved his head? Something along those lines. Maybe Ryen should have consulted with another doctor?

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Anonymous wrote:First of all the genes pass through the mother, not the father. Second, for the people, saying to just embrace it, and look like a circumcision at the ripe old age of 20, I said screw that. You wouldn’t tell a woman that why would you tell a man that? If your son cares he should get on a regiment of oral minoxidil and oral Propecia. Those two drugs combined at a high enough therapeutic dose, will hold the line on any more hair loss.

What about Propecia and Rogaine?

Do any of these drugs and Rogaine successfully grow hair back in you're young enough? He's only about to turn 21 and he has a huge bald spot on the crown and basically needs a comb-over to hide all of the hair in the middle of his head disappearing. It is far, far more aggressive than I assumed. (He wore a hat almost all summer.)

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The primary gene for baldness is on the X chromosome, but can be impacted by genes from both sides of the family.

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Advise him to get married asap.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:First of all the genes pass through the mother, not the father. Second, for the people, saying to just embrace it, and look like a circumcision at the ripe old age of 20, I said screw that. You wouldn’t tell a woman that why would you tell a man that? If your son cares he should get on a regiment of oral minoxidil and oral Propecia. Those two drugs combined at a high enough therapeutic dose, will hold the line on any more hair loss.

Oh my! Somebody missed biology class in high school!

How so?

[Anonymous]

Oral rogaine and propecia. Try Hims.

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Anonymous wrote:So is mine. I don't feel bad for him though. I could think of many worse things.

However I am supporting him in what he wants to do to fix it.

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Yeah I posted above about my ds balding some. He is 19 and it is affecting the front of his hairline.

His dad was the same way when I met him in our 20s. His grandfather and uncles all have the same pattern as do their dad (my ds's greatgrand.)

My family does not bald.

Anecdata of 1 here, but something tells me it doesn't always come from mom.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So is mine. I don't feel bad for him though. I could think of many worse things.

However I am supporting him in what he wants to do to fix it.

Wait why are you rolling your eyes?