Why is baldness seen as an old man's disease?

[gillenator]

IMHO, it has far more to do with the genetic disposition we receive at the time of conception. We simply can't change our genetic make-up.

The hormonal changes including those that are produced as we age also have a major impact on hair caliber, hair density, pigmentation, and overall hair quality.

Yet take a guy like John Kerry who appears to retain the same level of density and caliber but has lost all pigmentation.

Not many men his age with a head of hair like that!