Balding In Men

If you are a young man and going bald, you may freak out, fearing that you are losing your virility along with your locks. But your balding head is more likely just an unwelcome legacy from a long line of shinypated men on either your father's or mother's side. Male-pattern baldness medically known as ANDROGENETIC  ALOPECIA, is nothing to worry about, at least medically. It is genetic condition caused by excess androgens. (Women also have androgens but in lesser amounts.)

However, a recent study of men in their mid-foties with male-pattern baldness found that those with frontal baldness had a slightly increased chance of developing coronary heart disease compared with men with no hair loss. Those with hairless crowns (known as Vertex Baldness) were significantly more likely than their hairy counterparts to develop coronary heart disease. The bigger the bald spot, the bigger the risk. Men who were bald on top and also had high cholesterol or high blood pressure were at highest risk.

Japanese men are less likely to become bald than white men. And those who do go bald tend to lose their hair about 10 years later than white men.