Jennifer Kulp-Makarov is board-certified in both OB/GYN and Reproductive Endocrinology & Infertility. She has years of experience treating women and couples with infertility. She graduated cum laude from Tufts University with a BS in biology and was awarded her medical degree from UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She completed her OB/GYN residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital and a fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Yale University School of Medicine.
She has a special interest in helping couples conceive using both basic and advanced reproductive technologies. The services she offers include diagnosing infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), donor sperm insemination, in vitro fertilization (IVF) including Mini IVF and Natural IVF, egg donation and genetic testing of embryos. She also sees women desiring fertility preservation and egg freezing. In addition, Dr. Makarov works closely with the LGBT community and has helped many single women and same sex couples to start or grow their families.
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IVF treatment does involve hormone medication, but you’re only on hormone medications for a week and a half, so we don’t see an impact on hair loss at that time.
Some women with infertility (defined as not being able to conceive after one year or more of unprotected sex) may experience hair loss due to hormone imbalances, though. For example, women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and thyroid disorders — both of which can cause infertility — may experience hair loss. So, women with infertility are at increased risk of hair loss and thinning, especially if they have one of those two conditions, but IVF in itself does not cause hair loss.