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I'm balding at 17?

I am a 17 year old and I started losing hair at around the end of my 15th year when I entered my sweet 16. My parents just started to really talk about it and tell me how the top of my head is all visible with a receding hairline. I am now 17 with a clearly visible scalp from the front as well as the top. My hairline is already in a really bad shape and it feels like I am the only one going through it, well that's because it is true.

Male | 17 years old
Complaint duration: 1 and a half year
Medications: None
Conditions: None

1 Answer

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This can be normal - check your family history looking for early balding of men. You might also check with your doc and check some screening labs to make sure there isn't anything else going on and this is normal male-pattern baldness.