Am I balding?

[Blit]

hello there
Iam a 22 Yr old male, just recently graduated med school.
I go fairly thru some stress but I don't believe it's enough to cause such hair loss.
I have noticed that my hair has become thinner and my scalp is easily visible from the front. My scalp is not itchy and I don't believe I have a receding hairline.
I don't have ANY kind of hair fall. I don't lose hair when am showering, or I don't find any on my pillow.
It's just thinning.. I noticed it when am able to see my scalp
I don't take aNY sort of medications and I don't have any chronic illnesses.
I have strong family history as dad was bald since he was 30 yrs old.

Plz help and tell me the truth.
If am balding, what should I do next?
What's the best line of treatment for me?

[mrclean]

You have no before pictures so i am assuming you couldn't see scalp before. Looks like your hair is thinning. I would get on finasteride and see if that slows or stops it until something better comes along.

[Blit]

Unfortunately, I don't have any previous pictures but iam 100% sure I couldn't see my scalp before. My hair was much thicker, I started noticing cuz there's this spot that shows and its very visible.

Is there a certain routine I have to follow?
Can I stop or minimise my hair loss even if its to do with genetics?
Am not ready to lose my hair so please help

[John P. Cole, MD]

In some photos, you look fine. in other photos, you appear to be thining. there is an easy test called hair check or cross-sectional trichometry that will give you a very good idea if you are thining. I'd get it evaluated. it's very simple to do.

[Blit]

Shall I go to a dermatologist to undergo the crosse tonal trichometry?
Thanks for the response