WTF? The back of my calves have gone bald

Why yes you are dying. Best to amputate those old man legs. You might still get a couple years of fucks as an amputee below the knew, if your thighs are still hairy.

Didn't anyone tell you to stop putting your legs behind your head after 40 or your hair will all fall out?

You might be diabetic. I'm serious.

It's probably chafing from your pants.

Shit, R3, really?

I watch my diet so closely.

R4 is correct. Especially if you often wear tight denim trousers.

It is your pants. Most men see this in their 40's. It is very common to all of a sudden have less hair in the places where your legs rub up against your pants.

Not just pants; socks also lead to leg hair loss.

Sigh. Hon, if we get in the sack, the last thing I'm gonna care about is if your calves are bald.

"Aside from various skin disorders such as eczema and psoriasis, which should be easy to spot, the most serious cause of leg-hair loss in men is peripheral artery disease (PAD), a clogging of the arteries that carry blood to the limbs. Your doctor can check for PAD by comparing the blood pressure at your arm with the pressure at your ankle."

"A far more common cause, though, is wearing elastic socks, which exert gentle but chronic pressure on the skin that, over time, can discourage hair growth. Beyond those causes, it’s anyone’s guess."

"[Bold]Most men who begin losing leg hair are perfectly healthy.[/bold] And a recent review found no evidence tying the loss to either chafing from pants— sometimes said to cause hair loss on the inner thighs—or normal male balding."

Wait until it hits your balls! And, then, it all shows up on your back, in your ears, and in your nose. Welcome to over 40.

It's age. It happens.

OP, you are fine. That's the good news. Wait until you find hair growing where it never has before. That's the bad (though not deadly) news.

Enjoy!!

R12, R13, OP; it's all normal. Get used to it.

IN 20 years time you'll develop an indecisive bladder.

Perhaps a Rogaine treatment will help.

Are you Celtic in ethnicity? I am and I've noticed that by age 50 leg balding is marked in my family.

Don’t worry OP. I got a weave when my calves went bald and I look fabulous wearing shorts.

The onset of heart failure.