But would you do this?

[eliza]

D.

Because it CAN be a factor, that if identified can be helped with oral contraceptives and adding estrogen, but not because it's most commonly the culprit. Men cannot correct hormone levels in this manner so there's no need for the testing. Furthermore, women can have regular cycles, large breasts, have very feminine characteristics and still suffer hair thinning.

 

[drinkrum]

It is actually most commonly the culprit for female hair loss. Do your research. Genetics play a role, of course, but hormonal imbalance is very often implicated.

D.

 

[Kramer3]

Eliza: First of all the reason some of the members here got so defensive is because you clearly came on this board with a combative purpose. I mean what is "you wouldn't spit on us if we were on fire" all about?

I personally feel nothing but compassion and empathy for any woman who suffers from hairloss. I know how dejected it has made me at times and can only imagine the affect it has on women. That being said I'm unsure if I would be able to date a balding woman. I guess what matters most to me is the extent of her hairloss. If she was thinning, I would be okay with that but I'm not sure I would be able to date someone who was noticeably bald. I think that to a certain extent we all lose a part of our physical attraction when we start to lose hair. For men, sometimes we can get away with the shaved look or even a well kept Norwood 3. The bottom line is it doesn't alter our appearance as much as it does a females'. As superficial as it may seem the majority of the population are initially attracted to someone based on their appearance. If a guy was both overweight and bald would you honestly be attracted to them eliza? If the answer is no, as I suspect it is, then you have no right to judge any of us for not being attracted to a balding woman. If a woman is bald it may affect her appearnace so severely that her attractiveness would be considered equivalent to that bald, overweight man. That's not to say that someone out there may find her attractive. There's always that possibility. The fact remains though that it is not a double standard because hairloss causes a more profound cosmetic difference in woman then it does men.

 

[TortoiseAndHair]

http://www.regrowth.com/female_pattern_ ... _scale.cfm

With guys, we can get away with any level of baldness. Even if we did lose all of our hair, we could still walk in the light of day, and (believe it or not) most people would not even notice. Sure it would be *nice* to have a full head of hear, but society doesn't shun us.

However, society isn't as friendly to women. If I saw a Ludwig Advanced woman walking around, I would most likely stare, and thoughts of dating her would be far from my mind.

Picture this scenario though. What if you met a girl with a great set of hair, dated her for a year, fell in love, and are even considering marriage.
Then you happen across one of her wigs, and you find out that she's suffering from hair loss. She's still the same person, and 99% of the time, she's still going to look the same as that girl you fell in love with. Would you toss her to the curb just because she's got a wig to make herself look better? A lot of guys would say, "Yes"

Now, take the same scenario, only this time, you find out she's got breast implants. How many guys would dump a girl over that?

 

[drinkrum]

Well, I wouldn't dump her because of her wig, I would dump her because she was dishonest and didn't tell me about it. I would dump a girl for the same reason if she had breast implants.

The point I'm trying to make is it doesn't matter what she's got, but she should be honest and forthcoming about it -- especially if we've been going out for a while, etc.

D.