Hairline Receding (pics 2010 vs now)

[idontlikespinach]

Hey everyone.

I'm 20 years old. I first thought my hairline was receding in January 2010 when I was 17, and no one believed me. No one in my family has began balding before 30, and my dad still has his Juvenile hairline. Anyways, I really got caught up on the subject of MPB and researched into all of the available treatments, testimonials, horror stories, life lessons, etc.

Eventually, the stress of possibly going bald became to much and I decided to ignore it. I always wear my hair long and to the side so it's easy to hide. I took some pictures of my hair back then for a reference and moved on with my life.

Lately I feel as if it's getting harder to hide. To be fair I only spend about 15 seconds every morning attempting to do my hair, but it just never seems to "fall into place" anymore. Most people my age don't know what to look for, but since I do from all my research when I was 17 it certainly looks to the trained eye like I'm trying to cover up a receding hairline.

Anyways I brought it up with my parents again, who didn't believe me which is irrelevant at this point since I'm living with friends and attending University. What really triggered me to look into my hairline was that my brother, two years younger than me, still has his juvenile hairline at 18, whereas I was already worried about a V-shaped hairline at 17.

I went to a doctor who told me "your hair looks great" but referred me to a dermatologist. The dermatologist was pretty pissed that I made an appointment with him since in Canada I don't think they're really supposed to cover hairloss, but he told me it looks like MPB and to get a blood test. I did and everything came back fine: thyroid, testosterone, ferratin, B12, etc. He gave me a prescription for both Propecia and Proscar (upon my request since I'm not sure which one I will take, need to look at pricing...) and Rogaine.

I've attached the pictures I took in 2010, which was done in a pretty dark room using camera flash, and the pictures I took in 2012, which was done using my iPhone with no flash in the fluorescent lighting of my office. I also attached a picture from 2011 where I had a female friend style my hair like Jim Halpert from the office for fun, which shows my hairline a bit, and a picture I took this morning after my shower.

I'm fairly certain if I take a course of action it will be Propecia. I understand the side effects are rare but they certainly are cause for concern. I've already suffered from what I think is gynecomastia since I was 11. It's hard to tell anymore since it always looked like a build-up of fat and there were never any hard glands; it's just soft. Also, although I was a skinny kid, I put on some weight since I hit university so my moobs just might be more of a product of weight gain. However, I did have a 6-pack before hitting university and I definitely suffered from it then.
The sexual side effects are also worrisome because neither my girlfriend nor I would be happy if I couldn't get it up, even for a month. I fap way too much (2-3 times/day) so I don't think a slight decrease in libido will be an issue though.

Anyway, I've attached the pictures. The primary concern for me right now is my hairline, but I've attached the top of my head and crown too. Sometimes they feel thin but it might just be paranoia.

Thanks