Is My Thinning Normal?

Dear Dr Rassman,
Firstly congratulations, seen your CV and it’s full of degrees. I am currently in the phases of completing my first BSc in Computing. I am noticing hair changes in the following way:

1. Temples & frontal hairline receding. Temples receding more than the frontal hairline.
2. Hair in the parietal part is getting thinner than the temporal and occiptial parts. Also, the frontal part (like a penninsula) is still thick.

Is this male pattern baldness? Or is it normal? I am 23, male, my father started balding at age 50. Mum’s head is full of hair. Her 3 brothers bald; and her father started balding in late 40s.

Thanks

You can not predict the genes that you will express, so that is why you need to have good measurements made to establish the diagnosis and prognosis. I’d have no way to make an educated guess without examining your scalp for miniaturization. Please see previous blog posts regarding mature hairline for more.