Why are bald men so common but bald women aren’t?
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There are different reasons men go bald the X-chromosome recessive gene is one of the reasons. Women have two x chromosomes so women need two copies of the gene to go bald. It is also caused by the male hormone dihydrotestosterone.
Additionally female pattern baldness usually looks like a diffuse thinning across the entire scalp. Whereas males either have a receding hairline or loss of hair at the crown or both. So it’s easier to see male pattern loss since it is in certain sections whereas female pattern is a thinning which might not be noticable on someone especially if you don’t know how thick their hair once was.
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