# Balding

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balding/79095>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [August 31, 2001, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balding/79095 "2001-08-31T11:24:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balding/79095/1 "2001-08-31T11:24:24Z")

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What causes men to go bald only on the top of their heads and not the sides?

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**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\
**Post date:** [August 31, 2001, 12:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/balding/79095/2 "2001-08-31T12:49:40Z")

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You’re going to hate this, but the answer is “male-pattern baldness.”

[Read more](http://my.webmd.com/content/asset/adam_disease_baldness-male)