Thai Men

[Mosha]

Grey hair, after the wife's ex Brother in law did his duty at the wat. (He was a late starter) He dyed his hair black almost daily as his hair grew back. I know several bald and thinning Thais

[regine]

Didn't know we had so many endocrinologists on TV.

Anyway... total testosterone may be different in various ethnic groups or races, but free and bioavailable testosterone in the body is not.

Also, testosterone does not cause baldness, the hormone is at normal levels in bald men.

Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) causes male baldness (which is converted from testosterone) but having more testosterone doesn' t mean you're going to have more DHT.

Following the TV line of 'reasoning', if white men have higher levels of testosterone than asian men, that means that white men also have higher levels of estrogen than asian men as free testosterone in the body is converted to estrogen.

[vpi78]

There is no genetic difference in hair loss rates among the 3 races of Caucasian, Mongoloid, and Negroid. caps have as much to do with it as tight dresses make women fat.

I guess I will get a warning for using the M and N words but those are the names of the other 2 races. And no, oriental is not a race.

You should get a warning for promoting the idea of there being no regional differences between people. Tumbled lies like that encourage racism.

There's apparently a significant genetic contribution to baldness, so it would be very odd for there to be no regional differences. Whites suffer most and American Indians least. Confusingly, though, there is also some evidence that diet has an effect - fat seems to encourage baldness.

At last a sensitive one. Cite the "tumbled" lie.

[geriatrickid]

There is a school of thought that suggests that diet plays a role in baldness. The more fatty the diet, the greater the likelihood of there being baldness. This is the reasoning given to the increased prevalence of baldness in Asians. I don't know.

What I do know is that Thais typically have straight hair. It is also reported that Asians have a tendancy to a lower hair density per scalp than do Caucasians but this is offset by their having thicker hair follicles, i.e. not having the thin hair of some Caucasians. This creates the illusion of Asians having more hair. I think in plain language, this means that one is less likely to notice thinning hair on asians.

I found one study;

A random study of Asian male androgenetic alopecia in Bangkok, Thailand. (Pathomvanich, Pongrantankul, Manoshai)

BACKGROUND:

Androgenetic alopecia remains the most common cause of male pattern baldness (MPB) in all races. The prevalence of MPB in Caucasians is well documented. The prevalence of MPB in Asians is believed to be very low, only one-fourth to one-third on average compared to Caucasians. Tthere is a clear trend indicating that it is approaching that of Caucasians.

OBJECTIVE:

To assess the prevalence of MPB in the Asian population in Bangkok, Thailand; to compare this prevalence to previous studies conducted on Asians; and to compare the results to previous studies conducted on Caucasian.

METHODS:

This study was conducted by two physicians and assisted by two registered nurses. The questionnaire included age, sex, Norwood classification, diet, family history of baldness, income, and education. The physicians examined the scalp of each interviewee upon completion of each questionnaire. The ethnic focus group in this study was Thai and Chinese who reside in Bangkok, Thailand. The interviews were conducted in hospitals, nursing homes, classroom, medical meetings, temples, parks, and villages.

RESULTS:

A total of 1124 men were randomized in this study. The prevalence of cosmetically significant MPB (Norwood III-VII) was 38.52% and steadily increasing with age, approaching that of Caucasians. Variant MPB was found to be 0.67% and other types of androgenetic alopecia was 0.6%. From an ethnic point of view, the majority of the groups were of mixed blood and mostly of Chinese origin, thus we were unable to distinguish between Chinese and Thai.

CONCLUSION:

This study shows that the prevalence of MPB in Asians is not as low as previously thought. The cause of this increasing prevalence is uncertain. There are no past studies in Thailand for comparison, however, it can be extrapolated that the socioeconomic environment and westernized diet may contribute to this prevalence.

I don't know what to say, but I have no intention of approaching random males and counting scalp hairs to verify

[bunta71]

No I have not seen a bald thai man. I only look at thai women