What are the differences between male and female hair loss?Updated a year ago

Androgenic alopecia occurs more commonly in males than in females, affecting approximately 50% of men and 15% of women. It results from a combination of both genetics and hormones.

The classic male pattern hair loss starts above the temples and at the vertex leaving a characteristic M-shaped hairline. It rarely progresses to complete baldness and leaves hair at the sides and back of the head intact. Female pattern hair loss causes diffuse thinning of hair over time without a recession of the hairline.

The female pattern hair loss causes diffuse thinning of hair without a recession of the hairline.