Why do Men Suffer From Genetic Hair Loss More Than Women? What is the Difference Between Male and Female Pattern Hair Loss?

What is the difference between male and female pattern hair loss?   Why are men seemingly more susceptible than women?

This insightful hair loss article was written by hair restoration forum  member “HLBD”.   Below he shares with us a piece of what he has learned in researching real hair restoration solutions for his hair loss  condition.  

Hair Loss Myth: men only inherit male pattern baldness and women only  inherit female pattern baldness.

This is only half true. Balding men and women can inherit either form of baldness or, in some rare cases, both forms. That being said, women tend to have less pronounced hair loss  with either form than men. Men with female pattern hair loss tend to have more aggressive loss than a woman with the same hair loss condition.   Alternatively, women with male pattern hair loss tend to be less impacted by hair loss than a woman with the same condition.   This was thought, until recently, to be conclusively a sign that women (having much less systemic androgen levels than men) are less susceptible to balding than men due to less androgens and therefore, less hair loss. Now, some researchers believe that it may actually be due to the helpful effects of estrogen. Ironically, some research has led scientists to believe that too much estrogen systemically can cause hair loss.  

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Bill
Associate Publisher of the Hair Transplant Network and the Hair Loss Learning Center
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