PCOS Messages for August, 2002: Re: Male pattern baldness.....don't call me crazy

Re: Male pattern baldness.....don't call me crazy

From: Kimberly (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Tue, 27 Aug 2002 00:53:37 -0500 (CDT)

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Hi Katie - I'm no expert on this topic whatsoever but I do remember reading once that the 'experts' were begining to think m-p-baldness was caused BY insulin resistance. This would lead me to believe that perhaps the males in your family simply aren't insulin resistant - so you couldn't really compare yourself to them. This is a longshot hypothesis, but the best I can come up with for the moment. I always see balding men with big beer belly's and I wonder to myself why no one is doing anything to get these men treatment - or even advise them on what may be causing their problems.

I do believe however that even if you have PCOS your own personal genes do tend to have an impact on your symptoms. If you have naturally thick, course hair, I would think there would be a good chance that you won't have many problems. Even if you lose a lot of hair there will still be a good amount left. I myself noticed a huge loss of hair in my first trimester of pregnancy, and it simply didn't grow back. It's not much of an issue, but I have little doubt I'm gonna be wearing sunscreen on my head when I'm in my 70's!!!:)

Because I am fair skinned and a redhead, I have almost no body hair at all - let alone excess body hair. I can go for 3 weeks without shaving my legs and still go out of the house in shorts with confidence. I have most of the other PCOS symptoms however - so everything is relative to your own body (and also your age). I don't think there is enough research as of yet to difinatively say what causes m-p-baldness - so I wouldn't worry about it too much.

At Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Kate wrote: >
>Ok, a symptom of PCOS is male pattern baldness....correct? I have most
>of the symptoms of PCOS, I don't have any of the male pattern
>baldness....my father has a full head of hair, as does my only living
>grandfather, seeing as they didn't lose any hair, wouldn't I also NOT
>lose my hair.
>
>I don't know just a thought. I might be way off here, but if the males
>in your family all have their hair and you have male pattern baldness
>from the hormones wouldn't you have the same hair loss characteristics
>of the blood males in your family? In my case no hair loss. Something
>to think about, if anyone has any questions of comments on this
>post...PLEASE email me or reply to this. I think I brought a very valid
>point if I am way off I would really like to know so I don't look like
>to much of an ass...thanks so much.
>
>Sincerely Katie.

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