Expanding temples & crown leaving side of your head intact means you are now entering stage of androgenetic alopecia ( male-hair loss). Usually hair grows for around 2-4 yrs and then start making way for new ones after a period of 3 months. But for some males, hair follicles are more disturbed by the hormones that appear from puberty. But after some time these follicles tend to deteriorate leaving small discolored hair or none at all. To protect yourself and be prepared for your time check your male relatives both paternal and maternal for advice and how it began. Teenagers start losing hair lines and live up to 40 to be some near to bald.

After looking at Sean Connery or Nicholas Cage you see that thinning or balding is not that bad, and there might be no reason for you to use drugs or cures to relieve your baldness.

I may want to look into drugs for baldness: How well do they work?

Rogaine is one lotion for rubbing twice a day to stop thinning, containing minoxidil ( stops follicles from shrinking). 75% men have seen good results and in some cases even regained hair. For effective treatment use the lotion regularly or lose hair that stagnated or revived in the process). It is found in most store shelves costing not more than $20-$30 a month. Side effects are feeble, and little have been noticed as rashes or scratchiness. You could even try the extra strength version now.

Another cure that you might be aware of would be Propecia, the prescribed replacement for minoxidil. A tablet containing finasteride, which helps in reducing dihydrotestosterone hormone the hormone responsible for hair loss. It is seen that 80% males claimed to stop complaining for hair loss in about two years time, while 60% claim to have regained hair in some spaces. Side effects have a probability of 0.05% men having trouble erecting, hunger for sex seemed to decline or they ejaculated little sperm. In case for minoxidil a dollar or so is required every day to maintain from hair loss, many who used minoxidil started taking finasteride also which proves best results as both complement each other.

Are there any alternative treatments?

Not only the chemicals but herbs are also very useful. Saw palmettos one very helpful formula, it works similarly in cases of erection, as in finasteride, but hair growth response is under testing. Abstain from other hair-farming solutions, vasodilators, or thinning-hair supplements they contain polysorbate, an ingredient for shampoos. They might increase hair volume but not revitalize hair growth.

What about hair-transplant surgery?

If you really eager this might be an option, surgeon do this by planting hair from your back neck on hair less spaces. They tend to look natural and do not need much trouble of stitches and all but might require expensive appointments in thousands of dollars for each sitting. Get a hair stylist or doctor for a good transplant medium and for more info checkhttp://www.ahlc.org ( American Hair Loss Council). Even try to meet people who have been treated this way. Medical history, blood tests and checkup for hormone should be required before the process.

What else could be triggering my hair loss?

Some treatments may be worsening conditions such as, fever, fungi infection, thyroid, malnutrition or even more hair loss. Thinning of hair is all over the head, do consult a doctor if you see hair loss at an increasing pace.