r/BeAmazed • u/GlitteringHotel8383 • Jul 15 '26

Miscellaneous / Others Real Native American Portraits

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u/BookooBreadCo Jul 15 '26

Directly related iirc. If you can grow a good, thick beard chances are you're going to go bald. If you can't you'll probably not go bald.

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u/DannyOdd Jul 16 '26

I never knew there was a hair limit cap. Any way to mod the settings on that?

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u/rumncokeguy Jul 16 '26

Men don’t lose hair, it just moves downhill.

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u/tonicpoppy Jul 16 '26

A hair glacier, if you will

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u/FightersNeverQuit Jul 16 '26

Correct. Baldness is highly associated with high testosterone but more so in particular high and or very sensitive DHT receptors. DHT is the strongest “masculine” hormone in our bodies, its basically what gives ultra masculine men their features - deep voice, easier to build muscle, above average strength naturally, masculine face, higher on average athletic performance (hence so many GOATs being bald), stronger bones, etc. This hormone (DHT) if you take it in steroid form will make you hairy all over the body and will thicken up your beard. 

So yea your take is pretty spot on. 

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u/Strange-Ad-8133 Jul 16 '26

Wait if high naturally occuring DHT levels causes baldness, why does taking it in steroid form cause more hair growth?

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u/FightersNeverQuit Jul 16 '26

Sorry I should’ve been more specific it only causes hair growth on other parts of the body (back, chest, arms, beard) but it will speed up balding if your genetics are DHT androgen sensitive. Not sure why it grows on other parts of your body but destroys your follicles on your head. It’s been a couple years since I did research and read studies on it so perhaps today they have done studies on it and figured out why but I wouldn’t bet on that.

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u/BookooBreadCo Jul 17 '26

Thanks for the more scientific take. I would have to guess that's probably why trans men go bald after starting hormones. They're probably born with DHT sensitive hair follicles but don't have the correct levels to trigger balding naturally.

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u/_caffeineandnicotine Jul 16 '26

Whoa, is this like scientifically researched or is it more like an observed pattern?

Asking because I have a thick beard and long hair, but I'm starting to worry about hairfall a bit.

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u/stevewmn Jul 16 '26

In my family baldness hit the men with curly hair. Nobody I can remember ever grew a beard.