[M, 32] Is this the beginning of balding?

[thedominator]

I'm 32 years old and have been on TRT for the past 9 months. I have naturally receding temples, but super thick hair and my hairline hasn't moved for the past 10 years. 

 

But being on TRT and knowing the dangers that come with elevated DHT levels, I am wary (if not a tad paranoid) about losing my hair. 

 

That being said I haven't noticed any massive hair loss thus far, but I'd still like an opinion of people that have an eye for when it actually is balding.

 

I shed quite a few hairs, but I always have and they are always long hairs. When I run my hand through all of my hair then I'll have anywhere from 0-5 hairs on my hand.

 

I have a pronounced cowlick, but again I've had this all my life. 

 

Below are my pictures. Would love some feedback from the community.

 

Hairline: https://imgur.com/a/tAx0buc

Dry Hair: https://imgur.com/a/EFMWPCv

Wet Hair: https://imgur.com/a/uFua07c

[Al - Moderator]

Hello @thedominator. Welcome to the forums. Thanks for posting your question. It looks like you definitely have some recession going on. You say it hasn't changed over the past 10 years, but the hairline looks rather high, so I'm wondering if it actually has been slowly moving over the years, but you just haven't noticed because it's a slow process I'd try to compare your current hair line with some older pictures of yourself to be sure. The rest of your hair seems to be doing pretty well with maybe some very slight thinning towards the crown, although it looks like that could be just your hair naturally parting and growing away from each other in that area. Hair is always constantly falling out and regrowing, so seeing some hair fallout is normal. I'd say if they are long, thick hairs that fall out then that's a good sign that they are probably not falling out prematurely.