• Question: Why do people go bald?

    Asked by ashton to Alessandro, Angela, Claudia, Marina, Phil on 11 Mar 2013.
    • Photo: Phillip Wilkinson

      Phillip Wilkinson answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      Going bald is inherited. So if you’re father is bald, you may go bald as well.

      Other theories relate baldness to hormonal imbalances. A building of oily chemicals in the hair will damage hair follicles. There’s also a few other medical conditions that can cause baldness.

      So there’s no one reason. Fingers crossed they find the cure before it happens to me though!

    • Photo: Claudia Krehl

      Claudia Krehl answered on 11 Mar 2013:

      There is some good news for girls though! We are less likely to go bald, because going bald is related to the level of testosterone in your body.

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