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 Testosterone Therapeutics Gonadotropins Health Clomiphene Hormones Androgens Pregnancy Genes Live Birth Fertility Letrozole Contraceptive Agents Meta Analysis Population Genome Phenotype Mass Spectrometry Embryo Transfer Liquid Chromatography Women's Health Ovulation Induction Metformin

Most Recent Papers

Cardiometabolic health in offspring of women with PCOS compared to healthy controls

Marlise N. Gunning, Teresa Sir Petermann, Nicolas Crisosto, Bas B. van Rijn, Marlieke A. de Wilde, Jacob P. Christ, C. S.P.M. Uiterwaal, Wilco de Jager, Marinus J.C. Eijkemans, Allen R. Kunselman, Richard S. Legro, Bart C.J.M. Fauser, 2020, Human reproduction update on p. 103-117

Reproductive Life Planning and Contraceptive Action Planning for Privately Insured Women

Cynthia H. Chuang, Carol S. Weisman, Diana L. Velott, Erik Lehman, Vernon M. Chinchilli, Erica B. Francis, Merry K. Moos, Christopher N. Sciamanna, Christopher J. Armitage, Richard S. Legro, 2019, Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health on p. 219-227

A brief update on the evidence supporting the treatment of infertility in polycystic ovary syndrome

Michael F. Costello, Marie L. Misso, Adam Balen, Jacqueline Boyle, Luigi Devoto, Rhonda M. Garad, Roger Hart, Louise Johnson, Cailin Jordan, Richard S. Legro, Rob J. Norman, Lisa Moran, Edgar Mocanu, Jie Qiao, Ray J. Rodgers, Luk Rombauts, Eliza C. Tassone, Shakila Thangaratinam, Eszter Vanky, Helena J. Teede, 2019, Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology on p. 867-873

Reprint of

Christos Coutifaris, Evan R. Myers, David S. Guzick, Michael P. Diamond, Sandra A. Carson, Richard S. Legro, Peter G. McGovern, William D. Schlaff, Bruce R. Carr, Michael P. Steinkampf, Susan Silva, Donna L. Vogel, Phyllis C. Leppert, 2019, Fertility and sterility on p. e116-e124

Fertility Related Quality of Life, Gonadal Function and Erectile Dysfunction in Male Partners of Couples with Unexplained Infertility

R. Matthew Coward, Christy Stetter, Allen Kunselman, J. C. Trussell, Mark C. Lindgren, Ruben R. Alvero, Peter Casson, Gregory M. Christman, Christos Coutifaris, Michael P. Diamond, Karl R. Hansen, Stephen A. Krawetz, Richard S. Legro, Randal D. Robinson, James F. Smith, Anne Z. Steiner, Robert A. Wild, Heping Zhang, Nanette Santoro, 2019, Journal of Urology on p. 379-384

Distinctive Reproductive Phenotypes in Peripubertal Girls at Risk for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Laura C. Torchen, Richard S. Legro, Andrea Dunaif, 2019, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism on p. 3355-3361

Association between testosterone, semen parameters, and live birth in men with unexplained infertility in an intrauterine insemination population

J. C. Trussell, R. Matthew Coward, Nanette Santoro, Christy Stetter, Allen Kunselman, Michael P. Diamond, Karl R. Hansen, Stephen A. Krawetz, Richard S. Legro, Dan Heisenleder, James Smith, Anne Steiner, Robert Wild, Peter Casson, Cristos Coutifaris, Reuben R. Alvero, R. B. Robinson, Greg Christman, Pasquale Patrizio, Heping Zhang, Mark C. Lindgren, 2019, Fertility and sterility on p. 1129-1134

Lower prevalence of non–cavity-distorting uterine fibroids in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome than in those with unexplained infertility

Hao Huang, Hongying Kuang, Fangbai Sun, Michael P. Diamond, Richard Legro, Christos Coutifaris, Ruben Alvero, Randal D. Robinson, Peter R. Casson, Gregory M. Christman, Karl R. Hansen, Nanette Santoro, Esther Eisenberg, Heping Zhang, 2019, Fertility and sterility on p. 1011-1019.e1

Family-Based Quantitative Trait Meta-Analysis Implicates Rare Noncoding Variants in DENND1A in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Matthew Dapas, Ryan Sisk, Richard S. Legro, Margrit Urbanek, Andrea Dunaif, M. Geoffrey Hayes, 2019, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism on p. 3835-3850

Frozen versus fresh single blastocyst transfer in ovulatory women

Daimin Wei, Jia Yin Liu, Yun Sun, Yuhua Shi, Bo Zhang, Jian Qiao Liu, Jichun Tan, Xiaoyan Liang, Yunxia Cao, Ze Wang, Yingying Qin, Han Zhao, Yi Zhou, Haiqin Ren, Guimin Hao, Xiufeng Ling, Junzhao Zhao, Yunshan Zhang, Xiujuan Qi, Lin Zhang, Xiaohui Deng, Xiaoli Chen, Yimin Zhu, Xiaohong Wang, Li Feng Tian, Qun Lv, Xiang Ma, Heping Zhang, Richard S. Legro, Zi Jiang Chen, 2019, The Lancet on p. 1310-1318

Most-Cited Papers

Consensus on women's health aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

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

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

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

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

Total testosterone assays in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Richard S. Legro, William D. Schlaff, Michael P. Diamond, Christos Coutifaris, Peter R. Casson, Robert G. Brzyski, Gregory M. Christman, J. C. Trussell, Stephen A. Krawetz, Peter J. Snyder, Dana Ohl, Sandra A. Carson, Michael P. Steinkampf, Bruce R. Carr, Peter G. McGovern, Nicholas A. Cataldo, Gabriella G. Gosman, John E. Nestler, Evan R. Myers, Nanette Santoro, Esther Eisenberg, Meizhuo Zhang, Heping Zhang, 2010, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism on p. 5305-5313

Genome-wide association of polycystic ovary syndrome implicates alterations in gonadotropin secretion in European ancestry populations

M. Geoffrey Hayes, Margrit Urbanek, David A. Ehrmann, Loren L. Armstrong, Ji Young Lee, Ryan Sisk, Tugce Karaderi, Thomas M. Barber, Mark I. McCarthy, Stephen Franks, Cecilia M. Lindgren, Corrine K. Welt, Evanthia Diamanti-Kandarakis, Dimitrios Panidis, Mark O. Goodarzi, Ricardo Azziz, Yi Zhang, Roland G. James, Michael Olivier, Ahmed H. Kissebah, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Richard S. Legro, Andrea Dunaif, Ruben Alvero, Huiman X. Barnhart, Valerie Baker, Kurt T. Barnhart, G. Wright Bates, Robert G. Brzyski, Bruce R. Carr, Sandra A. Carson, Peter Casson, Nicholas A. Cataldo, Gregory Christman, Christos Coutifaris, Michael P. Diamond, Esther Eisenberg, Gabriella G. Gosman, Linda C. Giudice, Daniel J. Haisenleder, Hao Huang, Stephen A. Krawetz, Scott Lucidi, Peter G. McGovern, Evan R. Myers, John E. Nestler, Dana Ohl, Nanette Santoro, William D. Schlaff, Peter Snyder, Michael P. Steinkampf, J. C. Trussell, Rebecca Usadi, Qingshang Yan, Heping Zhang, 2015, Nature communications

Replication of association of DENND1A and THADA variants with polycystic ovary syndrome in European cohorts

Mark O. Goodarzi, Michelle R. Jones, Xiaohui Li, Angela K. Chua, Obed A. Garcia, Yii Der I. Chen, Ronald M. Krauss, Jerome I. Rotter, Wendy Ankener, Richard Legro, Ricardo Azziz, Jerome F. Strauss, Andrea Dunaif, Margrit Urbanek, 2012, Journal of medical genetics on p. 90-95

The management of anovulatory infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome

Adam H. Balen, Lara C. Morley, Marie Misso, Stephen Franks, Richard Legro, Chandrika N. Wijeyaratne, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Bart C.J.M. Fauser, Robert J. Norman, Helena Teede, 2016, Human Reproduction Update on p. 687-708

Letrozole, gonadotropin, or clomiphene for unexplained infertility

M. P. Diamond, R. S. Legro, C. Coutifaris, R. Alvero, R. D. Robinson, P. Casson, G. M. Christman, J. Ager, H. Huang, K. R. Hansen, V. Baker, R. Usadi, A. Seungdamrong, G. W. Bates, R. M. Rosen, D. Haisenleder, S. A. Krawetz, K. Barnhart, J. C. Trussell, D. Ohl, Y. Jin, N. Santoro, E. Eisenberg, H. Zhang, 2015, New England Journal of Medicine on p. 1230-1240