Does male baldness really come from your mothers father?

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I was wondering how this works as I’ve read up on it but I am still very confused. I am 20 and have a full head of hair. My father who is 54, also has a full head of hair but it is fine to where I can see his scalp. He also has a receding hairline. My fathers father has a full head of hair and he is 82 but had the same type of hair as my father. My mothers father has a full head of good hair and his father did too. BUT my grandmothers from my mothers side and my fathers side both had fathers that were bald which worries me a lot. Does this mean I will go bald or do I only need to look at my mothers fathers hair to know if I will go bald or not.

Thank you so much.

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Anecdotally, I’m going to say no. My son’s (mid 20s) hairline is exactly like his dad’s, not my dad who still has quite a lot of hair for being 80 yo. Just a personal bit of advice though is don’t panic or worry about baldness. Women ( maybe men too) are far more attracted to confidence than hairlines.

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