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Permalink Reply by Joshua on June 19, 2009 at 12:28pm

Hi Bud,

I am going to comment on your questions from bottom up.

1) Do more women than men get alopecia?---probably only God knows the real answer. The most reliable source would be the statistical data acquired by organisation like NAAF, but then not all people with alopecia see a doctor, or not all doctor would report their alopecia diagnosis to the organisation.

2) It seems most of the posters on this site are female, does that reflect how alopecia occurs?
I am male, and certainly am upset to lose my hair in odd-shaped spots, sometimes growing back gray. But as I understand it, it affects females more, socially, relationships etc. I think that you may have found the answer for your question, it is probably that alopecia affects female more socially and relationship (e.g. generally, not conclusively that Its easier for a bald man to be hired than a bald women)

But the answers above doesnt reflect that being a male alopecian is easy, it is just as tough as being a female alopecian with a few area of exceptions as perceived by the society.

jt

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Permalink Reply by Sam Sam on August 16, 2009 at 9:04am

If someone sees a man bald no one will give it a second thought.. for a bald woman it all the talk... I know men do struggle with AA/AT/AU and it should not be overlooked. it does seem that AA/AT/AU effects Women lives more.

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Permalink Reply by Jane on August 23, 2009 at 3:55am

Non-gender battery related alopecia is random. Regarding male-female-pattern baldness genetic trait alopecia (also called androgenetic alopecia)—males are more visibly affected than females, however areata, totalis and universalis related alopecia are randomly occurring, but more likely in persons with some health impediments (but not necessarily related to and/or addressing the impact of hiv/aids on such an occurrence in this specific question as it would require some long-term investigation/research) in a general sense. However in any case, whether someone cut your hair (a type of gender battery) or it just fell out (severe allergen/auto immuno-related), hats, scarves, brow stenciling and wigs for women (and classic (i.e., stingy brim dobbs/fedora) hats and custom wigs for men) easily resolve any superficial issues and anyone in your family certainly wouldn’t ridicule you.

Hope this helps. Good luck.

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Permalink Reply by JeffreySF on November 11, 2009 at 8:23pm

I think the ratio of gender related alopecia is 50/50 with a higher prevalence in childhood onset.
I think this is what I have read from www.naaf,org

Jeffrey

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