Looking at Male Pattern Thinning 2

Type A pattern thinning
The set of figures in Figure 4-2 shows Type A pattern thinning.
Type A thinning is less common than the regular pattern covered
in the preceding section, occurring in less than 10 percent of men.
In this pattern, hair loss progresses from the front to the back, pos-
sibly reaching the crown of the head and stopping about where the
swirl exists. Type A pattern thinning is most dramatic in front, and
for that reason, Type A men tend to look quite bald even though
their hair loss is minimal. Actor Gene Hackman showed the Class A
pattern balding for most of his career, and as one followed him in
films, his balding pattern creeped from front to back in the
classic A pattern.
Evolutionary theories for male
pattern baldness
Can male pattern baldness be explained by sexual selection? In other words, are
males programmed to go bald in order to attract females? Scientists have suggested
that, in primitive societies, an enlarged forehead may have conveyed increased
maturity and social status — traits that historically have made men more attractive
to women.
In Sex, Time, and Power: How Women’s Sexuality Shaped Human Evolution, (2004),
author Leonard Shlain suggests that bald men made the best hunters in primitive,
hunter-gatherer societies. Thanks to their lack of hair, bald men could peer over the
bush and spy game animals without the animals’ recognizing them as men and flee-
ing. Being better hunters, the bald men were better providers, which made them
more attractive to women.
This theory is certainly something to think about when you notice your hair thinning:
Women may instinctively like it more than you think.