I noticed thinning about 1 1/2 years ago in my temples, it was never really noticeable though, and me and my girlfriend thought I was going crazy, but genetics are not on my side and the signs are showing. My father and I are not close for me to ask him about his story, but it looks like from pictures I have, he was a solid NW4a (not too familiar with the scale) at 26-27. We have almost the exact same hair type too.... I just turned 23 maybe a NW2-2.5 and my temples have started thinning very quickly, and my hair elsewhere SEEMS dense, for now, but im shedding at least 150-250 hairs a day. Showers are a nightmare. I made an appointment with a dermatologist to hopefully get on finasteride, but all the derms are booked till Oct, which sucks because i obviously want to start fighting this before it gets bad which seems like t will be very soon. I was going to use Minoxidil to sort of hold my hairline until then, but seems like this could cause more harm then good. I also picked up some biotin. I'm not sure if I'm on the right track, or if there's anything else I can do. I wish I could just attack it now and save what I have at least