Very Rare

How come it's very common for men to lose their hair but very rare in women?

I mean left and right you see bald guys or guys with a receding hair line. But how come its very rare to see a woman with a receding hair line?
just curious... i'm not losing my hair or anything :p

CAUSES

Hormones

Male pattern baldness depends on the presence of male homrones. The most well known male hormone is testosterone. Testosterone can be converted into a more active hormone called dihydrotestosterone (DHT) by an enzyme found in skin cells and hair follicles called 5-alpha reductase (5 R).

Men with male pattern hair loss have high levels of DHT in their skin. This hormone shortens the growth phase of the normal hair cycle. The follicles also produce weaker, shorter hair and may stop making scalp hair altogether.

Genes

Hair loss at a young age is passed through families. Baldness can be inherited from either your mother's or your father's side of the family. It is not necessarily the mother's or the father genes. As you probably have seen first hand, the mother's side of the family may have no male baldness and the father's a lot of male baldness...the son can still have baldness - and vice versa.

Age

Age is another important factor. As men grow older, the likelihood of suffereing male pattern hair loss increases.

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