Could IVF Cause Hair Loss?

I am 41 and have gone through many series of ivf treatments. Now that I have not been on these injectables for a year, I have noticed this past year a small nickel sized bald spots on my scalp. Starting out as a dime now up to a nickel I am getting nervous. I have 3 of them now. Could IVF have had anything to do with this? I have been to my dr last year and this year for blood tests, but everything came back great. I have “invested” in shampoo’s, vitamins, follicle treatments and nothing has worked. Even my hair hasn’t “grown” in a year. I actually stopped highlighting it for 6 months and nothing. My next step is woman’s rogaine, but the box states not for patchy hair loss. Can I use it? What can I do next?

Thanks for your help

While I highly doubt in vitro fertilization (IVF) causes hair loss, if what you described was generalized, I would expect that the massive hormone manipulations that occur with IVF could cause diffuse hair loss. The descriptive nature of “nickle sized bald spots” is suggestive of conditions like alopecia areata. I would recommend seeing your dermatologist for a definitive diagnosis. If it is alopecia areata there is no definitive medical treatment, but the diagnosis methods are well established. Based upon the cause of the bald spot, the regrowth may be anticipated.