Early Exposure to Sexualized Content and Androgenetic Alopecia: Can Culture Shape Our Biology?

Abstract

This article explores how cultural and environmental factors may accelerate the onset of androgenetic alopecia, despite its genetic foundation. Drawing on cultural neuroscience and epigenetics, it argues that early exposure to sexualized content, stress, poor sleep, and unhealthy diets in childhood can influence hormonal systems (HPA and HPG axes), gene expression, and hair follicle health. These factors may contribute to early puberty, increased DHT levels, and follicle miniaturization. The text calls for a broader understanding of how modern culture biologically shapes children’s development and future health outcomes.