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Jan Shifren, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Boston, MA, Massachusetts General Hospital

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Obstetrics & Gynecology • Boston, MA

Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility

Vincent Trustees Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, Harvard Medical School

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Summary

  • Jan Shifren, MD is a gynecologist, reproductive endocrinologist, and Director of the Mass General Midlife Women’s Health Center. She is the Vincent Trustees Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology at Harvard Medical School.

    Dr. Shifren specializes in both infertility and menopause, caring for women at different stages of their lives. Her clinical practice is devoted to helping women with infertility build their families and to helping midlife women with menopausal concerns. She is a member of the Mass General Fertility Center, providing assisted reproductive technologies, including ovulation induction and in vitro fertilization (IVF).

    Dr. Shifren studied psychology and biology at Yale College and received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School. She completed her Ob/Gyn training at the Mass General and Brigham and Women’s Hospitals, followed by a Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the University of California, San Francisco.

    Dr. Shifren’s research focuses on menopause, including the effects of estrogens, androgens, and alternative therapies on menopausal symptoms, mood, and sexual function. She has authored many articles and book chapters, and has delivered national and international presentations on menopause, hormone therapy, androgens for women, the genitourinary syndrome of menopause, and female sexual function. She is Past President of the North American Menopause Society.

Education & Training

  • University of California (San Francisco)
    University of California (San Francisco)Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, 1992 - 1995
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1988 - 1992
  • Harvard Medical School
    Harvard Medical SchoolClass of 1988
  • Yale University
    Yale UniversityBA, Psychobiology, Phi Beta Kappa, Summa Cum Laude, 1980 - 1984

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 1991 - Present
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 1996 - 2025
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Fellow (FACOG) American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Other

Press Mentions

  • How Good Is Your Sexual Fitness?
    How Good Is Your Sexual Fitness?June 26th, 2020
  • Symptom-Assessment Questionnaire Should Improve Understanding, Treatment of Menopause
    Symptom-Assessment Questionnaire Should Improve Understanding, Treatment of MenopauseJanuary 8th, 2019
  • Stepwise Approach to Treat Sexual Dysfunction in Women
    Stepwise Approach to Treat Sexual Dysfunction in WomenOctober 4th, 2017
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Dr. Jan Shifren, Dr. Jan Shifren, MD, Dr. J Shifren, Dr. Jan Leslie Shifren