Richard Legro

Interim Chair, Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences

Richard Legro

Publication Tags

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Infertility Therapeutics Guidelines Consensus Hormones Androgens Live Birth Clomiphene Practice Guidelines Life Style Fertility Contraceptive Agents Pregnancy Women's Health Ovulation Induction Activin A Letrozole Incretins Endocrinology Confidence Intervals Hyperandrogenism Health Consensus Development Conferences Contraception

Most Recent Papers

The COVID-19 pandemic and reproductive health

Richard S. Legro, 2021, Fertility and Sterility on p. 811-812

A positive serum pregnancy test in a patient on the potent teratogen lenalidomide

Matthew F. Helm, Zeynep Koc, Abigail Washington, Richard S. Legro, Jeffery J. Miller, 2021, International Journal of Dermatology on p. e96-e98

Lifestyle modifications alone or combined with hormonal contraceptives improve sexual dysfunction in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Marissa Steinberg Weiss, Andrea Hsu Roe, Kelly C. Allison, William C. Dodson, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Allen R. Kunselman, Christy M. Stetter, Nancy I. Williams, Carol L. Gnatuk, Stepanie J. Estes, David B. Sarwer, Christos Coutifaris, Richard S. Legro, Anuja Dokras, 2021, Fertility and Sterility on p. 474-482

Obstetric Physicians' Beliefs and Knowledge on Guidelines and Screening Tools to Reduce Opioid Use After Childbirth

Danielle Symons Downs, Abigail M. Pauley, Krista S. Leonard, Mohamed Satti, Nicole Cumbo, Isabella Teti, Mark Stephens, Tammy Corr, Robert Roeser, Timothy Deimling, Richard Legro, Jaimey M. Pauli, A. Dhanya Mackeen, Lisa Bailey-davis, 2021, Obstetrics and Gynecology on p. 325-333

Highly elevated level of antimüllerian hormone associated with preterm delivery in polycystic ovary syndrome patients who underwent ovulation induction

Amy Kaing, Eleni A. Jaswa, Michael P. Diamond, Richard S. Legro, Marcelle I. Cedars, Heather G. Huddleston, 2021, Fertility and Sterility on p. 438-446

Endometrial thickness after ovarian stimulation with gonadotropin, clomiphene, or letrozole for unexplained infertility, and association with treatment outcomes

Alexander M. Quaas, Sarah Z. Gavrizi, Jennifer D. Peck, Michael P. Diamond, Richard S. Legro, Randal D. Robinson, Peter Casson, Gregory M. Christman, Heping Zhang, Karl R. Hansen, 2021, Fertility and Sterility on p. 213-220

Developing a core outcome set for future infertility research

J. M.N. Duffy, H. AlAhwany, S. Bhattacharya, B. Collura, C. Curtis, J. L.H. Evers, R. G. Farquharson, S. Franik, L. C. Giudice, Y. Khalaf, J. M.L. Knijnenburg, B. Leeners, R. S. Legro, S. Lensen, J. C. Vazquez-Niebla, D. Mavrelos, B. W.J. Mol, C. Niederberger, E. H.Y. Ng, A. S. Otter, L. Puscasiu, S. Rautakallio-Hokkanen, S. Repping, I. Sarris, J. L. Simpson, A. Strandell, C. Strawbridge, H. L. Torrance, A. Vail, M. van Wely, M. A. Vercoe, N. L. Vuong, A. Y. Wang, R. Wang, J. Wilkinson, M. A. Youssef, C. M. Farquhar, Ahmed M. Abou-Setta, Juan J. Aguilera, Oluseyi O.A. Atanda, Eva M.E. Balkenende, Kurt T. Barnhart, Yusuf Beebeejaun, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Megan Black, Magdalena Bofill, Georgina M. Chambers, Abrar A. Chughtai, Javier A. Crosby, Irene Cuevas-Sáiz, 2021, Fertility and Sterility on p. 191-200

Effects of Oral Contraception and Lifestyle Modification on Incretins and TGF-ß Superfamily Hormones in PCOS

Aesha Shah, William Dodson, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Allen R. Kunselman, Christy M. Stetter, Carol Gnatuk, Stephanie Estes, Kelly C. Allison, David B. Sarwer, Patrick M. Sluss, Christos Coutifaris, Anuja Dokras, Richard S. Legro, 2021, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism on p. 108-119

Standardizing definitions and reporting guidelines for the infertility core outcome set

J. M.N. Duffy, S. Bhattacharya, M. Bofill, B. Collura, C. Curtis, J. L.H. Evers, L. C. Giudice, R. G. Farquharson, S. Franik, M. Hickey, M. L. Hull, V. Jordan, Y. Khalaf, R. S. Legro, S. Lensen, D. Mavrelos, B. W. Mol, C. Niederberger, E. H.Y. Ng, L. Puscasiu, S. Repping, I. Sarris, M. Showell, A. Strandell, A. Vail, M. van Wely, M. Vercoe, N. L. Vuong, A. Y. Wang, R. Wang, J. Wilkinson, M. A. Youssef, C. M. Farquhar, Ahmed M. Abou-Setta, Juan J. Aguilera, Hisham AlAhwany, Oluseyi O.A. Atanda, Eva M.E. Balkenende, Kurt T. Barnhart, Yusuf Beebeejaun, Megan Black, Georgina M. Chambers, Abrar A. Chughtai, Javier A. Crosby, Irene Cuevas-Sáiz, Cate Curtis, Arianna D'Angelo, Danielle D. Dubois, Kirsten Duckitt, Carlos Encinas, 2021, Fertility and Sterility on p. 201-212

Top 10 priorities for future infertility research

J. M.N. Duffy, G. D. Adamson, E. Benson, S. Bhattacharya, M. Bofill, K. Brian, B. Collura, C. Curtis, J. L.H. Evers, R. G. Farquharson, A. Fincham, S. Franik, L. C. Giudice, E. Glanville, M. Hickey, A. W. Horne, M. L. Hull, N. P. Johnson, V. Jordan, Y. Khalaf, J. M.L. Knijnenburg, R. S. Legro, S. Lensen, J. MacKenzie, D. Mavrelos, B. W. Mol, D. E. Morbeck, H. Nagels, E. H.Y. Ng, C. Niederberger, A. S. Otter, L. Puscasiu, S. Rautakallio-Hokkanen, L. Sadler, I. Sarris, M. Showell, J. Stewart, A. Strandell, C. Strawbridge, A. Vail, M. van Wely, M. Vercoe, N. L. Vuong, A. Y. Wang, R. Wang, J. Wilkinson, K. Wong, T. Y. Wong, C. M. Farquhar, Hisham AlAhwany, 2021, Fertility and Sterility on p. 180-190

Most-Cited Papers

Consensus on women's health aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): The Amsterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored 3rd PCOS Consensus Workshop Group

Bart C.J.M. Fauser, Basil C. Tarlatzis, Robert W. Rebar, Richard Legro, Adam H. Balen, Roger Lobo, Enrico Carmina, Jeffrey Chang, Bulent O. Yildiz, Joop S.E. Laven, Jacky Boivin, Felice Petraglia, C. N. Wijeyeratne, Robert J. Norman, Andrea Dunaif, Stephen Franks, Robert A. Wild, Daniel Dumesic, Kurt Barnhart, 2012, Fertility and Sterility

Diagnosis and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome: An endocrine society clinical practice guideline

Richard S. Legro, Silva A. Arslanian, David A. Ehrmann, Kathleen M. Hoeger, M. Hassan Murad, Renato Pasquali, Corrine K. Welt, 2013, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism on p. 4565-4592

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Ricardo Azziz, Enrico Carmina, Zijiang Chen, Andrea Dunaif, Joop S.E. Laven, Richard S. Legro, Daria Lizneva, Barbara Natterson-Horowtiz, Helena J. Teede, Bulent O. Yildiz, 2016, Nature Reviews Disease Primers

Scientific statement on the diagnostic criteria, epidemiology, pathophysiology, and molecular genetics of polycystic ovary syndrome

Daniel A. Dumesic, Sharon E. Oberfield, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, John C. Marshall, Joop S. Laven, Richard S. Legro, 2015, Endocrine Reviews on p. 487-525

Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Helena J. Teede, Marie L. Misso, Michael F. Costello, Anuja Dokras, Joop Laven, Lisa Moran, Terhi Piltonen, Robert J. Norman, Marianne Andersen, Ricardo Azziz, Adam Balen, Estifanos Baye, Jacqueline Boyle, Leah Brennan, Frank Broekmans, Preeti Dabadghao, Luigi Devoto, Didier Dewailly, Linda Downes, Bart Fauser, Stephen Franks, Rhonda M. Garad, Melanie Gibson-Helm, Cheryce Harrison, Roger Hart, Rachel Hawkes, Angelica Hirschberg, Kathleen Hoeger, Femke Hohmann, Samantha Hutchison, Anju Joham, Louise Johnson, Cailin Jordan, Jayashri Kulkarni, Richard S. Legro, Rong Li, Marla Lujan, Jaideep Malhotra, Darren Mansfield, Kate Marsh, Veryan McAllister, Edgar Mocanu, Ben W. Mol, Ernest Ng, Sharon Oberfield, Sasha Ottey, Alexia Peña, Jie Qiao, Leanne Redman, Raymond Rodgers, 2018, Human Reproduction on p. 1602-1618

Fresh versus frozen embryos for infertility in the polycystic ovary syndrome

Z. J. Chen, Y. Shi, Y. Sun, B. Zhang, X. Liang, Y. Cao, J. Yang, J. Liu, D. Wei, N. Weng, L. Tian, C. Hao, D. Yang, F. Zhou, J. Shi, Y. Xu, J. Li, J. Yan, Y. Qin, H. Zhao, H. Zhang, R. S. Legro, 2016, New England Journal of Medicine on p. 523-533

Letrozole versus clomiphene for infertility in the polycystic ovary syndrome

Richard S. Legro, Robert G. Brzyski, Michael P. Diamond, Christos Coutifaris, William D. Schlaff, Peter Casson, Gregory M. Christman, Hao Huang, Qingshang Yan, Ruben Alvero, Daniel J. Haisenleder, Kurt T. Barnhart, G. Wright Bates, Rebecca Usadi, Scott Lucidi, Valerie Baker, J. C. Trussell, Stephen A. Krawetz, Peter Snyder, Dana Ohl, Nanette Santoro, Esther Eisenberg, Heping Zhang, 2014, New England Journal of Medicine on p. 119-129

Consensus on womens health aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

B. C.J.M. Fauser, B. C. Tarlatzis, R. W. Rebar, R. S. Legro, A. H. Balen, R. Lobo, H. Carmina, R. J. Chang, B. O. Yildiz, J. S.E. Laven, J. Boivin, F. Petraglia, C. N. Wijeyeratne, R. J. Norman, A. Dunaif, S. Franks, R. A. Wild, D. Dumesic, K. Barnhart, 2012, Human Reproduction on p. 14-24

American association of clinical endocrinologists, American college of endocrinology, and androgen excess and pcos society disease state clinical review

Neil F. Goodman, Rhoda H. Cobin, Walter Futterweit, Jennifer S. Glueck, Richard S. Legro, Enrico Carmina, 2015, Endocrine Practice on p. 1291-1300

Recommendations from the international evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of polycystic ovary syndrome

Helena J. Teede, Marie L. Misso, Michael F. Costello, Anuja Dokras, Joop Laven, Lisa Moran, Terhi Piltonen, Robert J. Norman, Marianne Andersen, Ricardo Azziz, Adam Balen, Estifanos Baye, Jacqueline Boyle, Leah Brennan, Frank Broekmans, Preeti Dabadghao, Luigi Devoto, Didier Dewailly, Linda Downes, Bart Fauser, Stephen Franks, Rhonda M. Garad, Melanie Gibson-Helm, Cheryce Harrison, Roger Hart, Rachel Hawkes, Angelica Hirschberg, Kathleen Hoeger, Femke Hohmann, Samantha Hutchison, Anju Joham, Louise Johnson, Cailin Jordan, Jayashri Kulkarni, Richard S. Legro, Rong Li, Marla Lujan, Jaideep Malhotra, Darren Mansfield, Kate Marsh, Veryan McAllister, Edgar Mocanu, Ben W. Mol, Ernest Ng, Sharon Oberfield, Sasha Ottey, Alexia Peña, Jie Qiao, Leanne Redman, Raymond Rodgers, 2018, Fertility and Sterility on p. 364-379