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April 9[edit]

Does women's hair naturally/biologically grow faster than men's hair?[edit]

Rather unusual question, but does women's hair (on the top of their heads) naturally/biologically grow faster than men's hair or do they grow at about the same rates and women on average simply cut their hair less? Futurist110 (talk) 20:34, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I know that men are more hirsute in general in regards to the rest of their bodies, but I was wondering if the opposite effect existed for hair on the top of one's head–excluding male pattern baldness, of course, which would make this comparison way too easy! Futurist110 (talk) 20:35, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

According to this "medically reviewed" article, it's the other way around; "Male hair grows faster than female hair".

However, according to this article citing this research; "The hair growth rate of the male participants didn't significantly differ from that found for women". Alansplodge (talk) 21:42, 9 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]