Talk:Androgenic alopecia
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[edit] genetic
Male pattern baldness is a genetic disorder? Someone should probably explain that. . . . 68.6.85.167 08:54, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Well it is, in a sense. Sure, it's not a serious genetic disorder like Cystic Fibrosis or Sickle-cell anaemia. But it is inherited and it could be considered a disorder in so much that it causes effects that aren't really meant to happen. --Burbster 17:49, 14 July 2006 (UTC)
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- There are social theorists who argue that it was 'meant to happen.' Thus, the reason for the pattern in men while women's hair loss is diffuse. Perhaps 'genetic trait' would be better term. Perhaps there's an advantage to removing older men from mate competition, preserving them and allowing them to be parents rather than possibly getting killed? Baldness is correlated with other serious disorders, though.
Small Correction: "are X linked and thus inherited from one's mother's father" should simply read "... from one's mother". Men inherit X linked traits from their mothers, but since women get an X chromosome from both parents a gene on a man's X chromosome could be inherited from either of the man's maternal grandparents. Reference: Genes VII by Benjamin Lewin.
[edit] removed
Removed People with this Condition... the two that were listed do not have androgenetic alopecia, they have alopecia universalis. There IS a difference. MMoyer 18:22, 15 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] X and Y
I think the comments about a male person's X chromosome being inherited from his mother and the Y chromosome being inherited from his father, are over-simplified to the point of being misleading. A male will inherit 22 X chromosomes from his father and 1 Y chromosome. Have the genes responsible for Androgenetic alopecia been shown to be in the gonosome (23rd pair)? Sledge68 19:40, 18 May 2007 (UTC)
Um, Sledge68, that is simply incorrect... a male will inherit 22 autosomal chromosomes from his father and a Y chromsome; the other 22 autosomal chromosomes and the X will come from his mother. Blackmetalbaz 12:30, 21 September 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Castration as a possible treatment
Should castration be listed as a treatment? Maybe I'm being squeamish but I don't think it's a treatment that anyone would undergo(at least not for baldness). Are there any known instances of indiviuals undergoing castration to specifically halt the onset of baldness? Otherwise I think that should be removed. Donquigleone (talk) 23:18, 14 January 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Effectiveness of Saw Palmetto vs Finesteride
Why is Saw Palmetto considered less effective than finesteride? Saw Palmetto inhibits both isoforms of 5alpha-reductase. Finesteride inhibits only one. --Ryan Wise (talk) 05:40, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Please help!
هل يمكن أن يحدث الصلع الذكوري أو الوراثي بدون تراجع خط الشعر الأمامي؟ هل هناك فرق بين الصلع الوراثي والذكوري؟ هل يمكن أن يحدث الصلع الأنثوي إلى رجل؟ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.234.227.231 (talk) 04:39, 15 April 2008 (UTC)
