Predicting Hair Loss

Male pattern baldness (Androgenetic Alopecia), the most common type of hair loss is a hereditary trait influenced by many genetic factors. The presence of balding of one’s parents or grandparents on either the mothers or fathers side does not by itself predict the likelihood of baldness. On the other hand if you are a man losing hair in your twenties and your father is completely bald, there is a high likelihood that your hair loss will continue.

Genetics plays a role in the pattern, speed, age with which balding begins, and extent of balding which will occur. In most cases the earlier the onset of balding the more extensive the loss will be. There is no set age that balding begins, it is a process over time. This process can start at any age, it can proceed at different speeds, stop and begin again at any time. Hair loss is affected by genetics, hormonal influences and time.