Why do some men not go bald?

Some people who don't lose their hair have low levels of the enzyme that converts testosterone, and so more recently researchers have been seeking ways of blocking the enzyme in others. A treatment called finasteride works on this principle, but it is expensive and needs to be or hair loss begins again.

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Can some men not go bald?

Yes. You can certainly have a receding hairline and not go bald. There are even several simple lifestyle changes which are recommended as a treatment for a receding hairline as we've seen above. Male pattern baldness, though, is generally an inherited condition that you can't really reverse.

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Why do some men go bald and some men don t?

Male pattern baldness is both a genetic and a hormonal phenomenon. Certain people have hair follicles that are more sensitive to the male hormone dihydrotestosterone (or "DHT," a naturally occurring male steroid hormone) than others.

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Why do not all men go bald?

Going back to the hormones theory, you may be wondering why all men don't experience hair loss if they all produce testosterone and therefore, create the same testosterone by-product. This is thought to be down to the fact that some men create more than others, and some have more receptors than others.

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Do all men go bald eventually?

Nearly all men have some hair loss by the time they are in their 60s. However, the age the hair loss starts is variable. About three in ten men aged 30 years and half of men aged 50 years have significant balding. A similar condition affects women but in a different pattern.

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Why Some Men Go Bald

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How many men go bald by age 30?

By the time you turn 30, you have a 25% chance of displaying some balding. By age 50, 50% of men have at least some noticeable hair loss. By age 60, about two-thirds are either bald or have a balding pattern. While hair loss is more common as you get older, it doesn't necessarily make it any easier to accept.

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What race has the most baldness?

Certain races have higher rates of hair loss compared to others. Caucasians have the highest rates out of all the ethnic groups. On the opposite end of the spectrum, Native American Indians, Inuits, and Chinese have the lowest rates.

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Who is least likely to be bald?

You're less likely to experience male pattern baldness if you're of Chinese or Japanese descent. Male pattern baldness doesn't typically affect Native American, First Nations and Alaska Native peoples. You're more likely to have male pattern baldness if you have a family history of it.

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What %of men go bald?

About 70% of men will lose hair as they get older. And 25% of bald men see first signs of hair loss before age 21. “Recent advances offer a lot of hope in both treating and preventing different types of baldness,” says dermatologist Amy Kassouf, MD. For example, researchers can now grow hair follicles in a lab.

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Which country has the least baldness?

Which country has the least bald men? According to the same Quora study, China is the country with the least number of bald men. Other countries like Japan, Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, and Malaysia also have a lower prevalence of baldness.

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Are bald men less healthy?

A major reason why men suffer from male pattern baldness, known as androgenetic alopecia, is a genetic sensitivity to dihydrotestosterone, or DHT. The body's responses to DHT might influence the risk of illnesses, such as heart disease, high blood pressure, insulin resistance, obesity and prostate cell growth.

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How do you know if I will go bald?

A receding hairline is a classic early sign of balding. You'll notice the signs of a receding hairline if your hair begins to thin at the temples, creating a more prominent widow's peak and a hairline that resembles the letter M or a horseshoe.

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Will I not go bald if my dad isnt bald?

Scientists have found that numerous other genes scattered around your other chromosomes can be the reason for baldness. That is to say, even if you have no bald relatives on both sides, your father can still transfer you some baldness genes.

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Can I not go bald if my dad is?

One popular myth is that hair loss in men is passed down from the mother's side of the family while hair loss in women is passed down from the father's side; however, the truth is that the genes for hair loss and hair loss itself are actually passed down from both sides of the family.

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Does baldness mean low testosterone?

Hair loss. Hair loss commonly stems from low levels of testosterone. While hair loss can be due to aging, low levels of testosterone can also play a part. You might notice bald spots you hadn't had before or an increase in thinning hair in multiple areas or your body.

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Do men naturally go bald?

But baldness can be deceiving: Two-thirds of men face hair loss by age 35, and a bad genetic hand is often to blame. Male-pattern baldness is an inherited sensitivity to dihydrotestosterone (DHT, a by-product of testosterone), which leads to finer hair, a receding hairline, and finally a deserted scalp.

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What ethnicity is least likely to go bald?

Japan, Korea and the Rest of East Asia

East Asians are furthest from the Mediterranean region and also have the lowest rate of baldness which does not seem to be an accident. Incidentally, their baldness rate can range from 20% to the low 30s, which is still a significant portion of the population.

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Is it sexier to be bald?

So, for the questions “Do women like bald men?” the overwhelming majority of women gave positive answers. 87.5% of women of different ages and nationalities surveyed find bald men attractive compared to only 12.5% of women, who gave negative answer.

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Are tall people less likely to go bald?

There are a lot of factors that may cause or increase your risk of baldness, but researchers just discovered a surprising factor: your height. Short men lose hair prematurely more often.

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What ethnicity has no body hair?

Harris, publishing in the British Journal of Dermatology in 1947, wrote American Indians have the least body hair, Chinese and black people have little body hair, white people have more body hair than black people and Ainu have the most body hair.

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Which nationality has the healthiest hair?

Sweden. Livings standards, healthy lifestyles, geography, and diet are the primary factors why people in Sweden have the healthiest and beautiful hair.

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What race has the thickest hair?

It has been reported that Asian hair is generally straight and is the thickest, while its cross-section is the most round-shaped among these three. Caucasian hair is generally straight or wavy and is the thinnest, while its cross-section is relatively elliptic.

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Does high testosterone cause hair loss?

Testosterone itself doesn't directly cause hair loss. However, increasing your testosterone levels can also increase your levels of DHT, causing damage to your hair follicles and speeding up the effects of male pattern baldness.

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Is balding increasing?

The proportion of men with moderate to extensive hair loss increased with increasing age, ranging from 16% for men 18-29 years of age to 53% of men 40-49. Twelve percent of the men were classified as having predominantly frontal baldness (type A variants).

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