Your Hairline Is Receding. Here's What That Means.

A receding hairline is usually the first sign that male pattern baldness is underway. For most men it starts at the temples — a slight recession that's easy to dismiss at first. Over time, if left unaddressed, those temple points deepen and the frontal hairline pulls back, eventually merging with thinning at the crown.

The underlying driver is almost always DHT (dihydrotestosterone) — a hormone that, in genetically susceptible men, causes hair follicles in androgen-sensitive zones to gradually miniaturize. Understanding this process matters because the earlier you recognize what's happening, the more options you have. This site covers the full picture: what the stages look like, why it happens, and what the evidence shows about slowing or reversing it.