male pattern baldness
Hereditary scalp exposure
Male pattern baldness is the most common form of hair loss in men, characterized by a receding hairline and thinning at the crown.
The pattern typically progresses over years, sometimes leaving hair only at the sides and back of the head.
The condition is hereditary and driven by hormones, particularly sensitivity to dihydrotestosterone.
His male pattern baldness started in his twenties.
Pathological follicle loss
- hairlineScalp-skin boundary
- thinningReducing density or number
- scalpSkin covering skull
- folliclesHair-producing skin structures
finasteride · minoxidil · hair transplant · dermatologist · trichology · receding · crown · vertex
Uncomfortable awareness of oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
embarrassment · stigma · vanity · identity · body image · acceptance · vulnerability · self-perception
Chief male sex hormone
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- manhoodAdult male status
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- The RockWrestler turned movie star
Vin Diesel · Jason Statham · Bruce Willis · authority · Sean Connery · Patrick Stewart · shaved head · masculine identity
Gradual functional decline with age
- maturityFull growth achieved
- greyingFading toward silver
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- grandfatherFather's or mother's father
Genetic share of variation
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
- polygenicInvolving numerous hereditary units
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
family history · genetic predisposition · dominant · genotype · phenotype · maternal line · paternal line · hereditary
alopecia
Pathological follicle loss
follicles · finasteride · minoxidil · hair transplant · dermatologist · trichology · receding · crown · vertex · regrowth
self-consciousness
Uncomfortable awareness of oneself
- anxietyPersistent apprehensive distress
- insecurityUncertainty about oneself
- self-esteemOne's sense of worth
confidence · embarrassment · stigma · vanity · identity · body image · acceptance · vulnerability · self-perception · coping
testosterone
Chief male sex hormone
Vin Diesel · Jason Statham · Bruce Willis · The Rock · authority · Sean Connery · Patrick Stewart · shaved head · masculine identity
senescence
Gradual functional decline with age
grandfather · distinguished · silver fox · acceptance · inevitability
heritability
Genetic share of variation
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- genesUnits of heredity
- polygenicInvolving numerous hereditary units
inheritance · family history · genetic predisposition · dominant · genotype · phenotype · maternal line · paternal line · hereditary · genetic markers
- baldnessbald, bald spot, bald patch, thinning crown, hairless
- hair issuesdandruff, split ends, hair loss, frizz, dry hair
- hair losshair loss, bald spot, thinning, thinning hair, hair thinning
- Men's Healthprostate cancer, low testosterone, erectile dysfunction, testosterone, male infertility
- sex traitsbreasts, facial hair, body hair, voice deepening, deep voice
- Hormonal Disordershypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome, diabetes
male pattern baldnessfull head of hair
thick hair · mane · hair growth · hirsutism · hirsuteness
males, maleness, pattern, patterns, patterned, patterning, baldness, balding, baldest