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Male balding is a major risk factor for severe Covid-19
- hugodrax157 6y agoHow does looking at the ratio of positive/negative Covid-19 test results after being admitted to hospital for Covid-19 symptoms bear any relation to balding being a risk factor?
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- junon 6y agoFrom what I gather in the abstract, this seems like baldness as a result of covid, rather than contributing to the risk of contracting covid, is the focus of the study, right?
- curmudgeon22 6y agoThat's not how I read it. I read it as baldness increases your risk of contracting COVID.
- yesenadam 6y agoNot sure how you read it like that. It starts > Recent observations by Wambier et al suggest that men with pattern baldness are at high risk for severe symptomatic COVID-19 infection
- jmpman 6y agoI’d always heard that male balding protects against STDs.
- zed88 6y agoThat's interesting, do you have any articles or sources?
- __m 6y agoIt was a study conducted on Tinder
- zed88 6y agoGQ says otherwise https://www.gq.com.au/grooming/hair/studies-say-bald-men-are-more-dominant-and-attractive-than-their-thickhaired-brothers/news-story/d5369e712083818cf49882954aa9af1d https://www.gq.com.au/grooming/hair/studies-say-bald-men-are...
- tootahe45 6y agoThere was also one where balding people got far fewer matches, so makes sense.
- aminozuur 6y agoBald men are considered less attractive, and are less likely to be chosen by women for (unprotected) sex. Could that be a factor?
- srean 6y agoI think that was the joke.
- schwartzworld 6y agoFunny. I always heard the more hair you lose, the more head you get.
- eliben 6y agohttps://xkcd.com/925/ https://xkcd.com/925/ comes to mind
- zed88 6y agoSo this means Elon Musk is at high risk :) ? Source - https://www.mcanhealth.com/elon-musk-hair-transplant-analysis/ https://www.mcanhealth.com/elon-musk-hair-transplant-analysi...
- jasonmp85 6y agoWe can dream, can’t we?
- tailspin2019 6y agoYour dream is for Elon Musk to be at high risk of severe Covid-19?
- al3xisb 6y agoIt's not just related to age?
- matheweis 6y agoThey claim to have controlled for age. I wonder if balding could be indicative of “biological” age better than “calendar” age?
- FuckButtons 6y agoAh fuck.
- echelon 6y agoMakes sense. Stress [1], lack of sleep [2], and poor fitness correlate with hair loss. (These aren't the only contributors, of course.) [1] https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/expert-answers/stress-and-hair-loss/faq-20057820 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-manageme... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_hair_loss https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pattern_hair_loss
- sterlind 6y ago[1] is not about male pattern baldness, it's about telogen effluvium (an acute physiological stress reaction), alopecia areata (autoimmune) and trichotillomania (pulling your hair out, psychological.) [2] does not mention lack of sleep at all, and instead gives a detailed mechanistic pathway from androgens to keratins. your conclusion is not supported by your sources.
- AntiImperialist 6y agoMale balding is a "risk factor"? I know academia is full of morons but can you at least try? Male pattern baldness is a result of hormonal imbalance caused by a poor diet. The same poor diet is a cause for poor immune system. It's difficult to reverse male pattern baldness but the immune system can be improved at any time. A simple good diet is paleo food that you like to eat. Regardless of food industry propaganda has to say, we are NOT the one animal that likes to eat what is bad for us and dislike what is good for us. Eat what you like. That's the best diet.
- smt88 6y agoBoth balding and infection severity (e.g. flu) are related to testosterone levels. That's probably the common causal factor here. I'm surprised we don't see them speculate about that connection in the discussion.
- sterlind 6y agois the infection severity angle due to testosterone's immunosuppressive effects as a steroid? are women less likely to develop severe covid-19 than men? I'm hoping I've gotten some extra protection by ditching testosterone for estrogen, but there's almost no data on infections in trans people on HRT.
- smt88 6y ago> is the infection severity angle due to testosterone's immunosuppressive effects as a steroid? Yes, most likely[1]. > are women less likely to develop severe covid-19 than men? Yes[2]. This was an early observation and has been observed consistently since Covid-19 was discovered. > I'm hoping I've gotten some extra protection by ditching testosterone for estrogen That's an interesting question. I'm a layperson, but I would assume the answer is yes, since testosterone levels seems to be the root cause of the sex differences in immune response. I'm sure the doctor who helped/helps you transition would know. It's possible that vitamin D (another hormone and a secosteroid) is an even more important factor than testosterone, in case you're looking for other ways to safely reduce your risk of severe Covid. 1. https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/man-flu-really-thing-2018010413033 https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/man-flu-really-thing-201... 2. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19741-6 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-19741-6
- srean 6y agoHave no idea why this comment was down voted. Upvoted to compensate
- tootahe45 6y agoLast time i checked you need a specific gene for your testosterone and dihydro-testosterone to cause baldness. So a full-head could have higher T levels and more hair. Balding MTF transgenders do often regain significant ground once they decrease T levels.
- theknocker 6y agoITT we all come up with character flaws to explain a person’s genetic condition.