Quote from: Tysilio on May 14, 2014, 12:33:18 PM
Awww. I'm so sorry to hear it. That is just sad. 

Receding earline is no joke...

Quote from: TRyan on May 14, 2014, 11:27:35 AMWhat's your hair like now Arch?

Apart from graying at the temples and overall shagginess because I need a haircut? Well, I have obvious recession on the left and right temples, and the tuft in the middle is beginning to thin noticeably. I, too, will have to talk to my barber about a new haircut. He told me to sort of fuzzle it around in front rather than combing it to the side. It looks better sort of casually mussed than it does neatly combed.

In the last picture I saw of him, my brother was starting to get a sort of island of hair in the front. I suppose the same thing could be happening to me, but I get the impression that there won't be much left of my "island" in a year or two. I might wind up with nothing at the front.

I don't seem to be losing any hair at the crown, and I'm very relieved.

Quote from: Arch on May 14, 2014, 06:57:48 PM
Apart from graying at the temples and overall shagginess because I need a haircut? Well, I have obvious recession on the left and right temples, and the tuft in the middle is beginning to thin noticeably. I, too, will have to talk to my barber about a new haircut. He told me to sort of fuzzle it around in front rather than combing it to the side. It looks better sort of casually mussed than it does neatly combed.

In the last picture I saw of him, my brother was starting to get a sort of island of hair in the front. I suppose the same thing could be happening to me, but I get the impression that there won't be much left of my "island" in a year or two. I might wind up with nothing at the front.

I don't seem to be losing any hair at the crown, and I'm very relieved.

Your description sounds about where I'm headed. Obvious recession at both temples. A lot already at 3 months.  I think I'm heading towards the tuft in the middle. Tomorrow I'll search for a barber. I'm obsessed with men's hairlines and haircuts that look good for deeply receding ones. 

I imagine that people don't notice my missing hair as much as I do. I just don't think I have a good head for it. My friend, who basically has no hair left, looks pretty darned good, but he is still self-conscious even though he is certainly better looking than Patrick Stewart.

Quote from: Arch on May 15, 2014, 04:16:01 AM
I imagine that people don't notice my missing hair as much as I do. I just don't think I have a good head for it. My friend, who basically has no hair left, looks pretty darned good, but he is still self-conscious even though he is certainly better looking than Patrick Stewart.

Your friend is lucky that, having no hair left, he looks better than Patrick Stewart. I'm seeing a lot of guys on tv who look good with a seriously receding hairline.

It's sort of funny to be suddenly thrust into being self-conscious about male pattern balding. I got my haircut today to accommodate my hairline. It looks better not trying to hide it but boy when I was looking at my hair in the mirror I was shocked to see how thin it's getting on top.  I used to have really, really thick hair.  I see my doctor tomorrow so we'll see what she says in terms of it slowing down.  At least it's good to know I'm not the only one trying to figure this out.

In what way do you not think you have a good head for missing hair? 

Well, mainly my head is a little small for the rest of me. I'm the opposite of Vanna White. So I need to add a bit of volume with hair. But I'm also a fairly ordinary-looking person. Nerdy-looking, not particularly attractive. Highish cheekbones, prominent ears. Certainly not a classically male head and face, since my bones solidified before T.

I'm not sure whether my skull is the right shape for less hair, too. But my friend is cute, and he has a great skull.

Quote from: Arch on May 16, 2014, 01:31:06 AM
Well, mainly my head is a little small for the rest of me. I'm the opposite of Vanna White. So I need to add a bit of volume with hair. But I'm also a fairly ordinary-looking person. Nerdy-looking, not particularly attractive. Highish cheekbones, prominent ears. Certainly not a classically male head and face, since my bones solidified before T.

I'm not sure whether my skull is the right shape for less hair, too. But my friend is cute, and he has a great skull.

I have highish cheekbones as well. 

I never thought of having a right shaped head for less hair.  I did see my doctor today who agreed my hairline is receding rapidly. She said the hair loss gene likely got activated and said it could slow down or not.  I decided not to go with the drug that slows down hair loss (forget the name) because it will slow down the transitioning process plus it would interact with a couple meds I'm taking. 

I'm going to cross my fingers and hope it slows down. I'd like to be able to at least go on a date or two before that happens. 

There's always Bosley . . .

At least I'm old enough for it to look pretty normal. My doc said to me last week, "You're a 62 year old guy -- you're gonna look like a grandpa." 

I think that we forty-plus guys should remember that if we are losing hair in droves, at least we are at an appropriate age for it even if we are having a hard time dealing. I feel bad for the twenty- and thirty-somethings.

I also feel fortunate that my hair loss has taken its time. I might have slowed things down with two years of finasteride, but, even so, I started T over five years ago, and the loss has been gradual.

Quote from: Arch on May 11, 2014, 03:47:50 AM
I wouldn't mind the thinning head hair quite as much if I could get MORE FREAKING BODY HAIR.

Ahem.

Now I've remembered another side effect of finasteride, at least for me. Since it interferes with masculinization, I started getting noticeable chest hair and experienced a dramatic change in my beard not long after stopping. The gains could have been part of the usual arc, but they were pretty sudden. Just a few months after I stopped taking the meds, bam! So the beard is looking pretty good. The chest hair, not so much. Still a fine fuzz in places and no fuzz in others.

Hi Arch
could you please little bit more about  your exp with Finasteride?
mscle loss?
joint pain?
any persistant side effects even after stopping Fin?
Do you still have ovaries or have them removed?
thanks

I don't recall any muscle loss or joint pain. I didn't have any continuing side effects after I stopped. All I noticed were the things I've described--sexual stuff and more body hair. I also started sprouting quite a lot of fuzz on my upper back all of a sudden; my barber noticed it when he folded down my collar one day.

I still have my innards, but I was post-menopausal when I started T.

thanks Arch

I there any FTM who has suffered from finasteride sides which continue even after stopping it? or Testosterone stopped working once FTM started Fin ? I. It will be great if some FTM has experience with finasteride for hair loss after her ovaries removal (Oophorectomy). I am asking this because I am scared of Fin side effects which I have read on many forums.I have feelings that finasteride affects ovaries, and all the side effects (like joint pain, insomnia, dry skin, sex drive loss,vision issue etc) are result this damage to ovaries. So if once ovaries are gone and you are on T and then use finasteride then maybe you will not see these side effects. What do you think?

Quote from: sp2000 on December 24, 2014, 10:16:50 PM
It will be great if some FTM has experience with finasteride for hair loss after his ovaries removal (Oophorectomy).

(quote fixed...)

I had a full hysterectomy a while back. Been on T for a year and a half, and just started finasteride a week ago. Remind me, and I'll gladly let you know how it goes.

thanks Pixie,
but you still have your ovaries intact right?

thanks

Quote from: sp2000 on December 29, 2014, 05:31:17 PM
thanks Pixie,
but you still have your ovaries intact right?

thanks

Nope, no ovaries. That's what I meant by full hysterectomy, everything got removed. I had uterus, both ovaries, and cervix removed completely. Only reproductive part left is the vagina, and that's being kept for bottom surgery in a few years.

Hi Pixie'

Hope you are doing well. how is going your fin experience? would you mind giving some updates?

thanks

Quote from: sp2000 on December 24, 2014, 10:16:50 PM
thanks Arch

I there any FTM who has suffered from finasteride sides which continue even after stopping it? or Testosterone stopped working once FTM started Fin ? I. It will be great if some FTM has experience with finasteride for hair loss after her ovaries removal (Oophorectomy). I am asking this because I am scared of Fin side effects which I have read on many forums.I have feelings that finasteride affects ovaries, and all the side effects (like joint pain, insomnia, dry skin, sex drive loss,vision issue etc) are result this damage to ovaries. So if once ovaries are gone and you are on T and then use finasteride then maybe you will not see these side effects. What do you think?

Have you got hysterectomy already?

thanks

There's plenty hot guys who are bald or receding. Happy (can't remember his real name) & Tig (Kim Coates) from Sons of Anarchy and Jason Statham are 3 of my favourites. A lot is down to luck,f you're Granddad on your mother's side was bald there's a good chance it'll be passed on by the mother.

I've been on T for almost 4 years and I'm in my mid-20s. I had really thick, fine hair before I started T. My hairline started receding into a male pattern after a few months on T and my hair started thinning out. The thinning out happened pretty quickly. After a year on T, I got my first scalp sunburn (very unpleasant). I thought that the rate of hair loss would make me bald in no time, but the hair loss slowed significantly after that first year. My hair is still pretty thick, but my hair line changes shape every couple of months. The person who cuts my hair has to tweak my hair style every few months to fit the new shape of my hairline.

Year 4 has been the year of hair. I'm getting so much body hair and my hairline is seems to be masculinizing at a faster rate.

TRyan, perhaps you are just experiencing some normal hair thinning since you started T?