Hair Loss In Women
Whether it’s George Costanza, Homer Simpson, or these BBC sports broadcasters , the condition of male pattern baldness (MPB) is often a defining characteristic of many popular television characters—even if it’s quite often the butt of a joke. And it’s not surprising. According to the American Hair Loss Association, androgenetic alopecia, as MPB is technically known, is incredibly common, affecting two-thirds of men aged 35 and up. But far fewer people are familiar—perhaps even comfortable—with the flipside reality: That, according to NYU Langone, 30 million women in the U.S. also experience androgenetic alopecia and are commonly afflicted by other forms of hair loss, both temporary and permanent. And, in spite of the high numbers of women affected, many suffer in silence because of the inordinate and often oppressive cultural focus on women’s appearances. By holding women to the unsustainably narrow standards of thin, white, “unblemished,” and hairless everywher...
