Why do men bald far more frequently than women? Is there a particular catalyst or anything?
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There is a specific gene that can make you more likely or less likely to go bald (called male pattern baldness even though it can also occur in women), and this gene is stored on the X chromosome. Just to make it easier to imagine, let’s say that if the gene is red (dominant) then you will likely not go bald, and if it is blue (recessive) then you likely will. Not only that, red is much stronger than blue so you only need one red gene and your body will ignore the blue gene completely.
Men only have one X chromosome so they only get one chance for a red or blue gene. Women have two X chromosomes so they have two red(25% chance), one red and one blue(50% chance), or two blue genes(25% chance). Out of those options they would need two blue genes to be more likely to go bald.
Other than that, there are different juices (hormones) that send messages through your body so it knows what to do. Men have more of one juice (testosterone) than women and that specific juice makes you more likely to go bald because it makes the base of your hair shrink and become less healthy.
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