Maturing hairline?

[Elephant]

I'm 23, and I've been concerned about my hairline recently. From looking at old pictures, it doesn't look like my hairline has changed noticeably since I was 20. However, it looks like I had more hair on the corners of my head when I was about 18. It's hard to tell since I style my hair differently now than I did back then. Can I get an opinion on my hair? Am I seeing the first signs of male pattern baldness, a maturing hairline, or something else? Also, what are the early signs of male pattern baldness? I definitely have thick hair (barbers typically tell me that), and I don't see any thinning around my vertex. I've got some pictures here from today (I got a haircut a little while ago as you can see from the bits of hair on my forehead) and some more pictures from a few days ago when my hair was a little longer:
http://imgur.com/a/cCIFW

http://i.imgur.com/O7gfP0I.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/Kg1TmE2.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/mE49tN9.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/Sj9HVsQ.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/NSe44aT.jpg?1
http://i.imgur.com/YPIMOct.jpg?2

 

[SayifDoit]

Pretty sure that nw2 and male pattern baldness
First thing though how is your dads hair or mums dad?
And I would definitely start getting on propecia

 

[Elephant]

How can you tell? What signs are you looking for?

My dad is about an NW4, and my grandfathers are probably an NW2 and NW4.

 

[James Moody]

NW1 on the left side, NW2 on the right side. Nobody's perfectly symmetrical.

Wrinkle your forehead. What's the distance between the highest crest and your hairline?

 

[Elephant]

It's hard to find the highest wrinkle. I'd guess it's about a centimeter from my hairline on my left side, but that makes no sense since I can't ever remember having hair down that low on my forehead. I can't even find pictures with my hairline that low. I'm almost 100% certain that the center of my hairline hasn't moved. If you look at it, there's a little notch where my hairline pulls back significantly. I've had that little notch since I was a kid, and it doesn't appear to have changed at all.

 

[der29]

maturing hairline aka slow balding is a myth. start on finasteride NOW. dont be the NW6 guy who has to wear a hairpiece.

 

[SayifDoit]

I can tell because you've lost all your sides and its recessed quite farrrrr.
I wouldn't risk it.

It's like my hair, I've lost my sides, its going. Honest.

 

[Elephant]

I'm guessing this is sarcasm? I'm sorry - I get paranoid about these things.

 

[SayifDoit]

I'm not being sarcastic friend.
From looking at your pictures, you can tell something is off, your temple areas have gone: NW2 status.
Looks exactly like male pattern baldness. Exact same situation as me.
http://i.imgur.com/Kg1TmE2.jpg?1
That is NW2, perfect example, you see?
I couldn't imagine you will stop recessing. I would get on Propecia before you risk not being able to restore some of your hair.

Also I think you're loosing hair at the front, because your hairline is slightly jagged, I think that is also male pattern baldness.

 

[Elephant]

I know about the jaggedness. I mentioned that it had been there since I was a kid. I've looked at pictures from 5 years ago, and the front looks no different. My forehead appears to be the exact same size. I believe I did have more of the temple areas 5+ years ago, but it doesn't look like they've changed in the past 4 years.

 

[SayifDoit]

Maybe you are just slowly going to go bald.
I just can't believe that is a mature hair line :wacko: because it looks like you are practically going bald from the amount you've lost on the sides.
Maybe you'll be a NW3 in like 5 years...

It's like one side of forehead is NW3 status and the other is NW2 status. Bahhh, if you really are worried just start taking a low dosage of propecia a day like 0.25mg