Hearing Loss Genetics
Why am I losing my hair if my mother's father, the father of my father or my father never bald?
I've always heard that men tend to inherit baldness from his mother's father, however, the father of my mother had a full head of hair, like my father and the father of my father. My mother has a high forehead, however, is not bald, nor is his mother, or mother of my father. I'm not adopted, either. So, why this occurs only in me? I have a cousin who basically has shaved his head and told me that their hair back before having shaved his head, however, was not as deep as my hair loss. My hair started falling when I was about 21 or 22 years. Now, I'm almost 33 years, and is becoming scarce. Not I can understand why, however, considering that my genetics suggest that there should be a full head of hair throughout my life. Any explanations or suggestions as possible this hair loss? Thank you.
Baldness can skip generations before showing again. See if any of your grandparents have any photos of their parents or grandparents. If no one in his bloodline is bald, then you may have acquired the property through something in the environment.
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