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I'm not on T, but from what I've read/heard it mostly depends on your genes. Take a look at the men in your family - if most of them are going bald, you probably will too. If most of them still have most of their hair then you're probably safe (unless they're all secretly taking Propecia and not telling anyone.)

But there's that - if you don't want to go bald you can always take Propecia or some other DHT blocker (I've heard that herbal supplements like stinging nettle root are also quite effective.) These thing keep the testosterone you inject (or whatever) from being converted into DHT, which is the hormone that causes male pattern baldness.

... I'm stuffed.

D'you think there's any way to test to see if you're carrying the baldness gene? xD I want to be prepared so I can save my hair. -clutches at it-

I'm absolutely terrified of losing my hair.
It's the only thing that keeps me from calling myself ugly.

I've been on T for 2 years and my hair is still quite thick - I noticed no change at all. It's extremely thick.
And my father, he's 66, he still has thick hair.

I wasn't aware of that X chromosome thing. Bloody hell, the list of inconvenients of being female just keeps on growing!

In case anyone is still checking this thread, I've learned that my post above is incorrect.

The major balding gene is indeed on the X chromosome, but it is a recessive trait. What this means is that, theoretically, we in fact should have a lower chance of developing male-pattern baldness than cis men because our second X chromosome acts as a second chance for a dominant (non-balding) allele to block out a recessive (balding) allele, if the latter is even present. We would need to receive one balding allele from each parent in order to experience this form of baldness, whereas an XY male would only need to receive it from his mother.

Another thing that this means is that if you are FTM and your father does not go bald/begin balding, you will not experience the primary form of male-pattern baldness. Your paternal grandfather's hair status will have no effect. The effect of your mother's side is more complicated.

Other forms of balding exist, and it's hard to know if other factors of our biology have any impact, so take this with a grain of salt.

I hope I don't go bald. I have a skin condition called psarisis (I have no idea how to spell it >.>) It's basically big dry patches of skin that, when irritated or dry turns very red. It sucks.
.____.

Like others have said, I've heard that male baldness is from your mom's side.