New Guy, Receding Hair Line

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Hey guys, I've been reading this forum on and off for the past year or so. I figured it was time to join!

I am 26 years old and have a receding hair line, although I may also have a thinning crown area too, dang! I understand hair loss comes from the moms side of the family?

My dad and older brother have my hair line although mine seems a bit more extreme at my age and i'm 4 years younger than my brother. My dad has all of his hair besides the receded hairline, he's 61.

My hair started thinning at the temple area when I got out of high school. I was always very blonde in that area growing up and as I got older it darkened but was always lighter colored in those areas.

I've attached a photo that has all of our hairlines in it. My brother is lower left, i'm lower right and my dad is standing at the top.

I really hate my hairline in most photos because the blonder hairs in the thinning areas never show up. I've also attached another photo of my hair.

So what can I do? I've thought about hair transplant as that seems like the only way to fix a receding hairline. Cost is an issue but I'm sure I could save up for it. I'm also getting a theradome to try out for a blog that I own although I don't think it's going to regrow hair at my hairline.

Thanks for reading!
J