Okay, i’ve been doing some research on the topic of MPB and possible future cures, and from what I understand, MPB starts when Testosterone is converted into DHT. And it is heavily believed that hair loss is genetically influenced (meaning that it can be passed down to you from either sides of the family). BUT, what if DHT is the only thing genetic? Think about it…Why is it that women rarely suffer from hair loss or Female Pattern Baldness (I’m not saying all women, but a lot.)? And if a woman is suffering from hair loss, it’s mainly because her Testosterone level is high…Anyways, to make a long story short, the female hormone is estrogen = Hair growth… In order for men to grow their hair back, they would need to block their DHT levels of converted Testosterone and influence them with Estrogen… I mean think about it, the only way it has been said that a man would be able to grow his hair back is castrate himself (which is totally not worth it…lol) But do ya’ll understand where I’m coming from? What do ya’ll think?

Hello!

Just a quick summary of myself. I’m 20 years old, 6′ 1" 170 pounds. I’m very fit for my age and height, and I exercise daily and always eat a healthy diet. My family has never had a history of MPB, and none of my siblings or cousins my age show any signs of balding.

I was diagnosed with Crohn’s Disease in January 2008. I was sick before that for about 6 months, before realizing that I was literally withering away, and it wasn’t going to get better on it’s own. After I was diagnosed, I was given a 60mg a day dose of Prednisone and a 2400mg a day dose of Asacol. The Asacol stayed the same for the next 9 months, and the Prednisone tapered off gradually to 5mg a day by 9 months. In December 2008, I completely stopped taking both my Prednisone and Asacol, and was relieved to hear that my Crohn’s was in remission. During the 9 month period, I suffered the usual symptoms of Prednisone (Moon face, weight gain, fatigue, joint pain, etc.) I was also losing hair a little at a time.

About a month after stopping the regiment, around January 2009, I started losing my hair in the front. For the first few months, it was coming out rather quickly and in large amounts. It was also thinning very badly. It started getting progressively better over the next 6 months, but it didn’t stop completely. By December 2009, I have lost a decent amount of hair on the front of my scalp, and it’s a little discouraging for my self image. Whenever I lose hair, it’s usually shorter follicles, an inch in length, compared to my 2-3 inch hair everywhere else. Also, the follicles have a white head on the end sometimes, which I am told is the root. Uh oh? I have read a ton of testimonials online about people with the same exact problem as me, except that they had their hair growing back within 3-5 months of being off of Prednisone. I’ve been off for over a year, and am starting to barely notice positive results, if there are even any positive results. I’m usually too optimistic about things!

After deciding that I wanted my hair back, and I need to combat this every way possible, I started to do the following;
-Taking biotin supplement pills
-Eating extremely healthy and drinking plenty of water
-Washing my hair once a week with some natural shampoo I found at a health store
-Messaging oils in to my scalp once a week, and messaging my scalp a few times a day

I guess my question is;

Will my hair ever grow back, to be the same thick, healthy hair it was before the Prednisone? Or is there something that I’m missing?

After recently discovering that I had Male Pattern Baldness, I decided to take the initiative and do something about it. After researching many medications an alternative methods to hair growth, I came across Propecia. After obtaining a prescription to propecia, I began taking it immediately in order to slow the process of MPB. After being on it for about 2 weeks I have noticed a significant increase in shedding. Is this normal and if so how long does the shedding phase normally last? Thanks in Advance.

People in my family don’t suffer from male pattern baldness(immediate family)and I would like to keep it that way, I’m considering having children but I want the girl that I have them with to come from a family that doesn’t have a high likelihood of mpb, especially the kind where all the hair disappears from the top of the head and only the hair on the sides remain