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Dr. Jan L. Shifren is associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive biology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. She is a reproductive endocrinologist and director of the menopause program at the Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Service of the Massachusetts General Hospital.

Dr. Shifren currently divides her time between research, teaching and patient care. Her research is focused on menopause, including the effects of estrogens, androgens and alternative therapies on menopausal symptoms, mood, and sexual function. Dr. Shifren has been principal investigator and co-investigator on several important studies related to the menopause. She has also published numerous articles, abstracts, and book chapters and has delivered national and international presentations on menopause, hormone therapy, androgens for women, and female sexual function.

At Massachusetts General Hospital, Dr. Shifren is a member of the Clinical Research Council and chairs the Quality Assurance Committee for the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility.

Dr. Shifren is active in numerous professional societies, including the North American Menopause Society, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American Society of Reproductive Medicine, Society of Reproductive Endocrinologists, Endocrine Society, and Society for Gynecologic Investigation. She is also on the editorial board of Menopause, Ob.Gyn. News, and the International Journal of Impotence Research, and is an ad hoc reviewer for Menopause, Fertility and Sterility, the New England Journal of Medicine, and the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, among others.