Does Male Baldness Really Skip Generations?
Maybe you know a guy, maybe you've heard his story, or you're him: He who once had thick, healthy, shiny, enviable hair, now is bald.
Was it because his mom's dad was bald -- it's a common conception that it skips generations -- or was it his testosterone? And will it happen to you?
We asked Dr. Alan J. Bauman, a board-certified hair restoration physician in Boca Raton, Florida, to help us comb through the facts.
Yes, it can skip generations: