For women with genetic hair loss runs in families on the woman's side (mother, sister, grandmothers etc...), but most female hair loss occurs because of some underlying cause such as birth control pills, some medications that are used, and a variety of other diseases that shock the hair into miniaturization. A typical knowledgeable doctor will examine you, determine the distribution of your hair loss, see if it is uniform or patchy, take a careful history from you and order a variety of blood tests to include the following. You must see a good doctor for this assessment: Sex Hormone tests SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin) used to test status of male hormones Estradiol is a sex hormone FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone) *not hair follicle but follicle in the ovary* LH (Luteinizing Hormone) is a sex hormone Free Testosterone Total Testosterone ANA (Anti Nuclear Antibody) used to test for Lupus or other autoimmune diseases TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) used to test for hyper or hypo-thyroid disease Test Iron status TIBC (Total Iron Binding Capacity) Ferritin IronIf this all proves ok then frontal hair loss can be treated with a hair transplant such as you are demonstrating. Alternatively, women can be effectively treated with scalp micropigmentation (see web reference below)