The pattern of hair loss in males and females is quite different and so the treatment also differs. There are several reasons that will explain the difference between males and females hair loss. The researchers are still finding various factors that distinguish the hair loss pattern. One of the most important factors that are responsible for this difference is the steroid metabolism. These are the metabolism of hormones which holds a great importance for hair loss in both the sexes. This is one of the major reasons why the treatment and the management of androgenetic alopecia are different in men and women. More than half of the Caucasian males suffer from hair loss and it is seen in most of the males after they cross fifty.

In male pattern baldness, the frontal line is generally affected which is not the case with females. Hair loss in females is generally diffuse i.e. less hair all over whereas males have a patterned hair loss. The way females react to various medications is also different than males. That is why the treatment is also different. Apart from this, the backgrounds from which they come also reflects the development of hair loss. These are some of the reasons that explain why hair loss is different in men and women.