FEMALE PATTERN BALDNESS - MY FULL STORY

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Want to share your story? Email Me at Baldcafe (at) outlook (dot) com This is Lauren's full story of her experience with Female Pattern Baldness.
I have added chapters to this video if you are looking for a specific topic.
Lauren got in touch after having watched many of the videos here at Baldcafe. After seeing so many life changing transformations of men facing their hair loss insecurities head on she felt ready to take on her own challenge.
"Female pattern baldness (aka androgenetic alopecia) is similar to male pattern baldness, except that the hair loss tends to occur in a different pattern."
I want to thank Lauren for being vulnerable and courageous enough to share this incredibly personal story and moment in her life with us here at Baldcafe and with the wider world.
This one is especially for all of the secret watchers and women (I know there are many) who watch the channel for insight and inspiration into this way of dealing with hair loss and specifically hair loss insecurity.
Lauren it was an absolute pleasure. Thank you 🤝
TIME STAMPS
00:00 Intro
00:13 Hair As A Teenager
01:05 Things I Avoided Because Of My Hair
01:59 The Summer Everything Changed
02:37 Horrible Dating Experience
03:08 I'm So Tired Of This
03:34 The Time I Tried To Shave My Head
04:55 Lots Of Hair Began To Fall Out
06:12 I'm Ready To Get Rid Of This Burden
06:25 Feeling Fear
06:40 Being A Woman & Going Bald
07:13 Listening To Other Stories
07:30 What I Really Want
07:52 My Head Shaving Plan
08:15 I Don't Know How To Respond To People
08:51 What The Doctor Said
09:26 What Will I Look Like?
09:38 "Its just hair?"
10:08 I'm Sick Of It
10:18 The First Cut Of My Hair
10:48 My Hair & Female Pattern Baldness
12:03 Trimming My Hair Down
12:18 MASSIVE SNIP
12:44 I Want My Life Back
12:59 The Clippers Go On
13:18 Grade 2 On The Clippers Buzz Cut
15:09 Thin Hair & Sunburn
16:04 The New Look Starting To Take Shape
16:57 Inspecting The Thinning Area
17:20 Going Grade 1 All Over Buzz Cut
17:55 Feeling Relief
18:01 Processing Shaving My Head
18:50 Going Gradually Shorter
19:08 Looking Back On The Impact Of My Hair Loss
19:43 The Looks & Opinions Of Others
20:03 How I Feel After Shaving My Head
20:55 Reactions From Others
22:36 Finally Opening Up & How It Feels
23:00 How My World Has Changed Since Shaving My Hair
25:13 Final Words
25:24 Outro
#femalepatternbaldness #WomanBuzzCut #headshave

[@Baldcafe]

Here Is Lauren's full story of her experience with female pattern baldness. TIMESTAMPS BELOW. TIME STAMPS 00:00 Intro 00:13 Hair As A Teenager 01:05 Things I Avoided Because Of My Hair 01:59 The Summer Everything Changed 02:37 Horrible Dating Experience 03:08 I'm So Tired Of This 03:34 The Time I Tried To Shave My Head 04:55 Lots Of Hair Began To Fall Out 06:12 I'm Ready To Get Rid Of This Burden 06:25 Feeling Fear 06:40 Being A Woman & Going Bald 07:13 Listening To Other Stories 07:30 What I Really Want 07:52 My Head Shaving Plan 08:15 I Don't Know How To Respond To People 08:51 What The Doctor Said 09:26 What Will I Look Like? 09:38 "Its just hair?" 10:08 I'm Sick Of It 10:18 The First Cut Of My Hair 10:48 My Hair & Female Pattern Baldness 12:03 Trimming My Hair Down 12:18 MASSIVE SNIP 12:44 I Want My Life Back 12:59 The Clippers Go On 13:18 Grade 2 On The Clippers Buzz Cut 15:09 Thin Hair & Sunburn 16:04 The New Look Starting To Take Shape 16:57 Inspecting The Thinning Area 17:20 Going Grade 1 All Over Buzz Cut 17:55 Feeling Relief 18:01 Processing Shaving My Head 18:50 Going Gradually Shorter 19:08 Looking Back On The Impact Of My Hair Loss 19:43 The Looks & Opinions Of Others 20:03 How I Feel After Shaving My Head 20:55 Reactions From Others 22:36 Finally Opening Up & How It Feels 23:00 How My World Has Changed Since Shaving My Hair 25:13 Final Words 25:24 Outro

[@adenbinder5927]

Dude you're saving lives. I hope you realize that and I'm sure you do, but i also just gotta emphasize how much of a legend you are lol. You're one of those guys that the world would actually be substantially lacking if you didn't exist. Thanks for being there for everyone and just for being you ✌️

[@Baldcafe]

Really appreciate the kind words brother 🤝 couldn’t be doing this without the support and I mean that. Really inspires me to keep going and strive for an even bigger impact. All the best 🙏

[@Daniel-uk6yr]

Nice to see the female perspective on this channel.

[@indetok5524]

II had a girlfriend who had genetic baldness. And she felt so bad that she ended the relationship with me because she said that I deserved a woman with hair. The reality is that I would not have minded having shaved her head and my head daily to see her happy.

[@jeanettecoleman-mz7ie]

My hair has become so Thin it's scary

[@adriennef4637]

I started losing my hair at 12 & I'm now 42. About a month ago I finally shaved it all off after so many years of feeling ugly & it's the best thing I ever did. At first i tried to keep a little hair but it just emphasized the baldness pattern, looked exactly like your guest, so I just buzzed it to peach fuzz & I love it! I get compliments EVERY time I go anywhere. People actually stop me! Its crazy but I feel so beautiful & content now.

[@Baldcafe]

Love this 🙏 thank you for sharing. Great to have a little slice of content for the ladies here on the channel.

[@lolly5453]

@adrienne findley you look stunning! 🤩 and more importantly, so happy to hear you feel stunning now too!

[@ThePathOfEudaimonia]

You are rocking the short hair, Adrienne.

[@GLOKD]

Ya, you look great. Gratz.

[@hobosnake1]

The important part is that you're happy and you like it, but I must say I think you're beautiful.

[@danielochoa831]

she honestly looks really good with her short hair.

[@hobosnake1]

Do more videos for girls. There's some girls in the female hair loss subreddits who are really hurting. I bet this video saved some of their lives.

[@IndianProductz]

She looks great, any girl who shaves her head wins point in my books bc it shows maturity and a no f's given mentality

[@linedwell]

Lauren is a beautiful woman and that cut really really suits her, hope she has every happiness in life.

[@mokuho]

She looks great!♥️

[@Fein811]

She looked better with her hair

[@StefanCreates]

@@Fein811 go away please

[@gloriouskatatsumuri]

@@Fein811 not that it's anything to do with me but I think she looks much better now. She was right when she said that shaving the what brought out features that she never knew she had. She really suits it, it looked great as it was too, but I think she has "found" herself.

[@nevadanate4957]

@@Fein811 Nah she actually looked really average with the hair and became really pretty. Sometimes a buzz cut really brings out someone's eyes.

[@GLOKD]

Her experience going bald as a woman is very similar to mine as a man. It's great that men and women are finally coming together to approach this subject in a positive and de-stigmatising way. She looks really attractive and I wish her all the best in life.

[@gabemord5088]

Nah its very different for men and women. Being bald is viewed as masculine. Baldness will never be viewed as feminine. Us men can just shave our heads. Women have it way harder

[@signoguns8501]

@@gabemord5088 It's not a competition. There will always be someone worse off than you, but thats not the point. Pattern baldness effects everyone and can have truly devastating consequences, for both men and women. It can ruin people's lives. It's good that we all have somewhere to go for support.

[@gabemord5088]

@@signoguns8501 still more devastating for women. Baldness is viewed as a masculine trait.

[@signoguns8501]

@@gabemord5088 It's even more devastating for cancer patients undergoing chemo. Like I said, earlier- there's always someone worse off. There's always going to be someone out there that makes your problems look trivial by comparison. But that doesnt mean your problems arent valid. Absolutely no need to make a league out of this stuff, ranking issues like this is Olympic diving or some shit lol. Beyond pathetic. Going bald is brutal. That's all that needs to be said. Stop trying to be divisive.

[@gabemord5088]

@@signoguns8501 I think the last thing a cancer patient is worried about is their hair. Their life is in jeopardy.

[@bobbyknocker3860]

You look awesome. Your attractiveness has also increase by 10 fold, not only because of your new look but because you look like you are full of confidence, like you don’t care what others think, like you are in control. Thats an attractive quality

[@hobosnake1]

Usually in life, you have some kind of shit hitting the fan by the time you're 27. Whether it's horrible family problems, death, disease, unfaithful partner, addiction, bla bla bla. The more you go through the more understanding we get. When I was a little turd 16 year old I wouldn't have wanted to date a bald girl. Nowadays I find myself here and being attracted to this woman because she's cute in the face for one, but two (and more importantly) she's such a strong person to come on this channel and speak publicly about this. It's hard to be vulnerable in public. She looks beautiful and I'm crushing on her for doing this.

[@christiancormu]

There is so much more pressure on women to over-adapt to the social standard of beauty dominated by the cosmetics and fashion market. Your new haircut looks great on you! Thank you for sharing your story from a women's perspective. You are brave and beautiful from the inside out. Baldcafe, I really like your channel! Cheers from Canada.

[@user-ju6zx3rm8d]

and so much pressure on men. Even more so, actually.

[@ryank2465]

@@user-ju6zx3rm8d wrong

[@user-ju6zx3rm8d]

@@ryank2465 cope. look up how women rate men in terms of attractiveness. You're deluded

[@mfv7373]

Look how beautiful she is…. With or without hair her inner beauty is radiating out of her. As a hairdresser she is blessed with a beautiful head shape. She looks so amazing. I hope she continues to rock this forever bc it looks 🔥🔥. Go girl! Your unstoppable. I’m so glad that you can embrace this and rock it bc it looks BEAUTIFUL! God bless

[@leem48]

Did not even know this existed wow, very cool that you give everyone a chance to share their story

[@ndehm10]

Harry, you forever will have a special place in my heart for how much you helped me out thinning/balding at a young age and helping me accept and become confident in shaving my head. Will always be here to support you and thank you for all you do!

[@Neal_McBeal]

She looks amazing after the hair cut and instantly so much confident. Thank you Lauren for sharing your journey and thanks for the platform Harry.

[@emannepa3616]

She is beautiful with the buzz cut! Laura, I hope you've read these comments. Keep shining :)

[@Asiangirlshot1]

Thank you to talk about female pattern baldness. It means a lot to me. I feel represented and validated in my hair loss journey. Most people says it is all in my head because I am not completely bald like having alopecia areata or alopecia totalis or any other extreme hair loss.

[@RiderofDeath91]

The new cut looks really, really good and i think the confidence coming with it is radiant. Interesting to see the struggle from a female perspective. Much respect ❤️

[@PDXSasquatch83]

Found this channel while struggling with balding/receding hairline on top of very thin hair. I finally took the leap at 39 to shave my head and it feels great! Keep up the good work!

[@sadizm]

my god this lady is really good looking and cute. Shes quite adorable with a shaved head tbh

[@hobosnake1]

She's beautiful. She has a precious smile and cute face. I wouldn't personally have any problem dating someone who looks like her.

[@noeldsouza4267]

Harry,thank you, you are such a wonderful person, listening to people telling their stories, not putting in your input i wish you a million subscribers an d a lot of success 😀

[@bevanctulk3877]

Outstanding! You are beautiful! The focus is now on your eyes, your smiles and delightful personality. The weight has been lifted so fly, grow and move freely as your authetic self!

[@ankurverma8792]

She looks beautiful ❤️

[@ddub6135]

She has the right attitude. She has the key to a happy and healthy life. It's gratefulness. 9:48. Looks great with the cut. Great interview...

[@DanielS93]

Hi i'm from Germany and i shaved my head yesterday after years of hairloss. It was the hardest thing I've ever done in my life to be in the bathroom looking at the mirror and slowly cutting of all hairs. But what all of you have to know if you have to make the same decision then DO IT. I was at the "thermal bath" the day after to look if people will watch at my head or something but all of that is just in your head cause nobody cares. If your friends are making jokes after you cut them off then just wait for the next time you meet them and all is just normal and nobody will do jokes about it anymore. Sorry for my non perfect English but i wanted to tell you my story. I had very very hard years cause I'm 29 now and my hairs began to fall out at around 20-21, wearing caps all day and even in the club while going out i was always on attention that nobody put my cap from my head.. The best thing of all is you will look instantly younger and not like 45...

[@cawashka]

kannst stolz auf dich sein

[@DanielS93]

@@cawashka danke :)

[@WeAreN1nja]

She look positively radiant. What's more, it's like she's shining from the inside out; like someone pulled back the curtains or opened the blinds from the inside. It's absolutely beautiful to see.

[@sarahm1107]

Lauren, you look beautiful! You have an amazing personality and you are strong. Any girl would be lucky to have you. Don’t ever question your worth because of someone else ❤

[@pkj77]

wow what a story, Lauren you ARE GORGEOUS!! greetings Peter from Denmark

[@rickdalton977]

Man, I absolutely love this woman. ❤️

[@ChannelScottify]

I like this connection. Thanks guys.

[@kvalverde4770]

😍 she is beautiful with or without hair and she looks like a very kind and smart person

[@terrinpeterson9899]

YOU ARE NOT ALONE! ❤️💪 GOT AN ARMY BEHIND YOU!

[@river4495]

You look rockin with that new hair cut! Nice

[@ChrisJames-xh3ry]

Lauren you look beautiful, great story and keep smiling 😎

[@Novem2000]

She is the most brave girl I have ever seen!

[@Pozorrogo]

It sucks that hair is seen as so important. I don't have baldness but I do have grey hair since I was 16. I dyed my hair every month and my roots every 2 weeks religiously for 15 years until I just decided to go natural and let it grow out. Its just hair! Its just color! Even if you have no hair who cares its just hair. We put so much value and confidence in our hair and listening to all the self doubt and embarassment people have over their hair is upsetting. Thanks for making a channel like this Im sure it makes a ton of people feel more confident in the hair they have (or don't have!)

[@Twanger..]

She's lovely and pulls it off well.

[@captainvinyl8059]

thank you soso much for this video.

[@cnasir3475]

She looks amazing. She actually looks better than before.

[@BaldAndBeautifullyYou]

She looks absolutely STUNNING! It is July 2024, and I just found your channel, Harry, the last couple of weeks. It is because of you and what you are doing with your channel that I have been inspired to start my own channel to help women (and hopefully guys as well) have the confidence to embrace shaving their heads bald with pride. Tomorrow will be my sixth post on my you tube shorts, and I had already planned on addressing the guys and sending them your way for encouragement and inspiration. Thanks for all you are doing to make a difference. I hope I can make a difference, too!

[@timb4780]

She is beautiful with or without hair, lovely eyes and smile lucky girl and owning the situation is hot, she looks relieved bless her, time to get on and live life without the “fear” - I am so happy for her

[@sharity3289]

Looks great on her! She definitely has the face and head shape to pull it off.

[@meiyochugi]

Thank you for your sharing, you are beautiful ❤

[@texasgoddess323]

Sister, black women have rocked bald/ super short hair for antiquity! I cut mine all off because I was unwell and tired of the maintenance!…Looks good!

[@monsoon1234567890]

Beautiful!

[@ku9305]

Great video. Very inspiring and beautiful woman. She looks actually so much better with a buzzcut.

[@draconian4386]

She is so pretty and beautiful who cares for hair lol. Lovely lady.

[@lolly5453]

Lauren is amazing - love her attitude, love her new look, and I hope she loves it too. It’s gotta be a huge weight off.

[@messiisthebest]

Looks great

[@joshpaul6417]

She looks amazing

[@darktamilshorts9876]

Her hair looks good ☺️

[@bhaanupriya2054]

Very good information Tqs lovely 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@paulzollinger6343]

I worked at a Pontiac dealership in the early 2000s. There was a dark long-haired, 50-something lady that used to bring our newspaper (remember those?). She parted her hair in the middle and had a 1-2" wide bald spot on top. I was so impressed with how she rocked her hair. She honestly looked just fine, but I'll remember her courage and confidence to my dying day.

[@Agrippa31BC]

Looking good!

[@tonynorris1506]

I'm a dude and used to get #2 buzzes with various fade types on the sides, but 6-7 yrs ago the thicker hair hairline and outer rim of the top contrasted the thin/transparent scalp (similar to hers) to where the thinning on top stood out a LOT.... I went to a Combover and then let it get long hair with it combed over.... Wanting to do this same thing this weekend, but I know the hairline and edges of the scalp will have thicker hair and not sure if I should try to blend it, or leave it and be grateful I still have some on the front! With this said: Think a #1 is best and to keep the thicker hairline while I still have it, or to go down to "No Guard" to even it out, and use precision beard trimmers to edge up the hairline? (I ask this being I'm not sure how much hair is left with no guard, and it pressing too hard in areas can make it shorter in spots?) I wear a backwards cap often and my hairline is visible, so Wondering if a #1 may make it look more like a "Decision buzz cut" if I do it NOW, rather than using the thicker front/top sides to get a combover/fade until I can't anymore... But by then, the hairline will be thinned way more. Maybe get ahead of the curve now?

[@MSD-bp6mx]

Nice. You go girl. Don’t give a f*ck what people say and think.

[@martinvegas1327]

well said👍

[@gentry8440]

I’m sure it’s very difficult but this young woman needs to know that she’s beautiful inside and out. She’s got to own her new look. She is more powerful than she gives herself credit for.

[@spacekees102]

Looks badass a bit army chick vibe. Suits her very well she has a pretty and kind face. Wouldnt mind dating women with a buzz or shave. The person and the personality is all that matters really. Superficial people arent worth the time indeed surround yourself with fun and intelligent people. Those small minded people are really just very insecure and project that. Big props to this lady for buzzing and amazing result!

[@sunnydaysatl]

You look so much better…just beautiful.

[@verapaunovic8125]

Woow she is so beautiful ❤

[@GettingThereGreenGTG]

You look beautiful.

[@keumalacmhl8574]

She is still pretty 🤩

[@martinvegas1327]

Looks nice😎

[@therookiesplaybook]

Everyone looks better and happier after, man or woman.

[@satoshinakamoto2222]

She looks great

[@getoffthisrocktravel2054]

She turned into bad ass Ripley from Alien 3 😊🙌

[@homeiswheremycatsare]

I felt this problem so I went for it it's very freeing still get Assumptions on the type of person I am, or you know which way do I flow with men or with women? I'm a woman who loves men, but men don't care about me anymore which is fine. I've decided to be fine with that. I feel better not having any hair than worrying about how I look. And how much product I put in it and? Things like that I have fibromyalgia, so I cannot fix my hair very well, so I'm happy to be shaved

[@gandalf5740]

Deve ser muito difícil uma mulher raspar a cabeça, ela tem muita coragem!

[@tobz475]

My bald pattern just like this girl, im shave it and i love it.

[@cawashka]

she’s beautiful :)

[@sparkstep7444]

WOW shes so cute and short looks great on her

[@joeblogs-vx4ep]

Looks Awesome shaved makes the/her face even more pretty 😍

[@Satan97458]

I think I will shave my head if my hair thins more over the years. My hair is thinning but doesn’t look that bad now it could be in the early stages.

[@jeffrittenour8202]

oh my goodness, she looks BEAUTIFUL with a shaved head! she looks younger too.

[@Martin-sr6sq]

A very beautiful woman, with hair or without.

[@heatherwright3981]

I don't have the guts to do this, I just turned 50 and have genetic hair loss like my Mom and Grandma. I still wear bangs and have my hair parted on the side to hide it. I switch up hair styles and haircolors all the time to compensate. So I have mad respect for her buzzing her hair, plus she is gorgeous to boot! 😃

[@LFC9]

Wow. You look younger and hotter shaved! (nice before but you really suit the shaved head look).

[@hristijanl.3997]

she looks nice both with or without hair tho :-)

[@tcity6334]

Beautiful girl, hair or not.

[@aalleexx1997]

Shes still very beautiful

[@reactor4]

it's so tough for women.

[@039dushyantsinghnirmal2]

You look so good and beautiful with short hairs I love it .

[@derekes1419]

love love love. U R BEAUTIFUL.

[@bouffant-girl]

You are very brave! My grandma had psoriasis, and yellow, oozing plaques all over her head. I tried to make her hair look as thick as I could by cutting, perming; and setting her hair. Unfortunately she insisted in using box dye, and this made her hair very weak; and led to a lot of breakage. She would go at least a qeek between shampoos, and she had a very tender head. I would wash and scrub her head the best that I could, but eventually I just decided to buzz her head bald 👨‍🦲 and shave her head with shaving cream and a straight razor. After that? N, I washed and scrubbed her head an every day. At first she wouldn't leave the house without a wig! I finally began talking her into showing off her bald 👩‍🦲 head, and now I kept her hair buzzed to 1/2" all over her head, and Iuse fun colors and gel on her hair! She looks amazing 👏 😍 💖 💕 💗 ❤️

[@culturekiller86]

I wish I had hair that thick

[@kadeshow]

you look so cool :)

[@sharity3289]

What about the interviewer? He'd look great bald, especially with his beautiful eyes!

[@segasega4971]

She doesn't even look like she has any hair loss! shaved looks normal to me. She has a great hairline as well.

[@steveb1972]

She looked fine before, but the crew cut suits her

[@omarromero2316]

Bald is Beautiful always Remember that Guys😊

[@sunnyng905]

Such a beautiful hair is cut, even the last host is unwilling to cut his hair, he is in a worse condition than you and is unwilling to give up his hair

[@UnknownUser_10]

Is it just me or anyone else? I can’t see the hair loss there. Good hairline, hair was not super thick but it is also far away from being thin.

[@nevadanate4957]

She reacted pretty early, but that's kind of what mine looked like before the crown got worse. You can tell that the top is a little thinner than the sides.

[@Noctifern]

it's definitely very thin on top, camera doesn't pick it up to well.

[@dambarthapa8998]

you looks more beautiful 😍

[@GrAnTtAyLoR91]

She looks hotter with the buzz cut. My girlfriend should do this. I’m sick of waiting for an hour for her to get ready. And the 40 gallons of shampoo and lotion taking over the bathroom.

[@denachtconducteur7070]

Idnt it

[@SennaBaloch]

she looks female v from cyberpunk imo. that's kinda cool

[@OHMSELL]

you so cool