Am I suffering from male pattern baldness or is it something else? (Photo)

It’s almost impossible to tell with a photo of short hair. It is very possible that your hair loss represents MPB as that is by far the most common cause. However other causes need to be excluded.  An up close examination is really what’s needed at this point. If you felt your hair loss is coming from only one region of the scalp, the chances of this representing male balding does increase quite a bit.

that may be a transient hair loss , telogen efflivium . When I look your hair I can not see any sign of AGA, or male pattern baldness.  .

Make sure to set up an appointment with a hairloss professional. They will be able to observe you in person and give you options that may be out there to help with your specific situation. It’s tough to tell just by pictures alone.

First see a doctor. Your biggest enemy is the progressive thinning leading to a balding pattern that may not evident at this point in time. The degree of hair loss that you are experiencing would suggest that you should see a doctor who most likely will get Bulk Measurements of your hair to determine the degree of the thinning that you may be presently having. If the diagnosis is early genetic hair loss (the most common cause of hair loss in young men and you are following your families balding problem), then the best treatment would be the drug finasteride which is highly effective in men of your age and may not only stop the hair loss but possibly reverse it. If you are developing a more advanced balding pattern the best test to get is the HAIRCHECK instrument test (for bulk measurements) and this will show, over a one-year time frame, how effective the treatment will be or if you are not on drugs, using this instrument to tell you if you have ANY hair loss at all.  Once you know this information, then you and your doctor need to develop a MASTER PLAN which will define what you need