Richard Legro

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

Hershey Med Ctr
Hershey,
rsl1@psu.edu

Publication Tags

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Therapeutics Infertility Androgens Guidelines Ovulation Induction Hyperandrogenism Practice Guidelines Women's Health Data Analysis Embryo Transfer Meta Analysis Metformin Endocrinology Randomized Controlled Trials Live Birth Life Style Fertilization In Vitro Clomiphene Pregnancy Phenotype Health Gonadotropins Weight Loss Pregnancy Rate

Most Recent Publications

Periconception care of the infertile patient: Are we doing enough?

Richard S. Legro, 2022, Fertility and Sterility on p. 653-655

Preconception weight loss in the obese patient: overhyped or underutilized?

Richard S. Legro, 2022, Fertility and Sterility on p. 431-433

Polycystic ovary syndrome

Anju E. Joham, Robert J. Norman, Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Richard S. Legro, Stephen Franks, Lisa J. Moran, Jacqueline Boyle, Helena J. Teede, 2022, The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology on p. 668-680

Ovarian stimulation strategies for intrauterine insemination in couples with unexplained infertility: a systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis

J. A. Wessel, N. A. Danhof, R. van Eekelen, M. P. Diamond, R. S. Legro, K. Peeraer, T. M. D'Hooghe, M. Erdem, T. Dankert, B. J. Cohlen, C. Thyagaraju, B. W.J. Mol, M. Showell, M. van Wely, M. H. Mochtar, R. Wang, 2022, Human Reproduction Update on p. 733-746

Effect of Incorporating 1 Avocado Per Day Versus Habitual Diet on Visceral Adiposity: A Randomized Trial

Alice H. Lichtenstein, Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Kristina S. Petersen, Nirupa R. Matthan, Samuel Barnes, Mara Z. Vitolins, Zhaoping Li, Joan Sabaté, Sujatha Rajaram, Shilpy Chowdhury, Kristin M. Davis, Jean Galluccio, Cheryl H. Gilhooly, Richard S. Legro, Jason Li, Laura Lovato, Letitia H. Perdue, Gayle Petty, Anna M. Rasmussen, Gina Segovia-Siapco, Rawiwan Sirirat, April Sun, David M. Reboussin, 2022, Journal of the American Heart Association

In dividual participant data meta-analysis of trials comparing f r o zen versus f r esh e m bryo transfer strategy (INFORM): a protocol

Rui Wang, David J. McLernon, Shimona Lai, Marian G. Showell, Zi Jiang Chen, Daimin Wei, Richard S. Legro, Ze Wang, Yun Sun, Keliang Wu, Lan N. Vuong, Pollyanna Hardy, Anja Pinborg, Sacha Stormlund, Xavier Santamaría, Carlos Simón, Christophe Blockeel, Anna P. Ferraretti, Bruce S. Shapiro, Forest C. Garner, Rong Li, Christos A. Venetis, Ben W. Mol, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Abha Maheshwari, David J. McLernon, Shimona Lai, Marian G. Showell, Zi Jiang Chen, Daimin Wei, Richard S. Legro, Ze Wang, Yun Sun, Keliang Wu, Lan N. Vuong, Pollyanna Hardy, Anja Pinborg, Sacha Stormlund, Xavier Santamaría, Carlos Simón, Christophe Blockeel, Anna P. Ferraretti, Bruce S. Shapiro, Forest C. Garner, Rong Li, Christos A. Venetis, Ben W. Mol, Siladitya Bhattacharya, Kate Brian, Gwenda Burns, 2022, BMJ Open

The application of artificial intelligence in reproductive medicine: baby steps

Daimin Wei, Richard S. Legro, Zi Jiang Chen, 2022, Fertility and Sterility on p. 109-110

Poor reproducibility of percentage of normally shaped sperm using the World Health Organization Fifth Edition strict grading criteria

Karen C. Baker, Anne Z. Steiner, Karl R. Hansen, Kurt T. Barnhart, Marcelle I. Cedars, Richard S. Legro, Michael P. Diamond, Stephen A. Krawetz, Rebecca Usadi, Valerie L. Baker, R. Matthew Coward, Fangbai Sun, Robert Wild, Puneet Masson, James F. Smith, Nanette Santoro, Heping Zhang, 2022, F and S Reports on p. 110-115

Obstetricians' prescribing practices for pain management after delivery

A Mackeen, R Vigh, L Davis, M Satti, N Cumbo, A Pauley, K Leonard, Mark Stephens, Tammy E. Corr, R. W. Roeser, Timothy Deimling, Richard S. Legro, Jaimey M. Pauli, Danielle Symons Downs, 2022, Pain Management on p. 645-652

Live Birth with or Without Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy

Junhao Yan, Yingying Qin, Han Zhao, Yun Sun, Fei Gong, Rong Li, Xiaoxi Sun, Xiufeng Ling, Hong Li, Cuifang Hao, Jichun Tan, Jing Yang, Yimin Zhu, Fenghua Liu, Dawei Chen, Daimin Wei, Juanjuan Lu, Tianxiang Ni, Wei Zhou, Keliang Wu, Yuan Gao, Yuhua Shi, Yao Lu, Ting Zhang, Wei Wu, Xiang Ma, Hailan Ma, Jing Fu, Junqiang Zhang, Qingxia Meng, Heping Zhang, Richard S. Legro, Zi Jiang Chen, 2022, Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey on p. 159-161

Most-Cited Papers

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

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 S. 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

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

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

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

American association of clinical endocrinologists, American college of endocrinology, and androgen excess and pcos society disease state clinical review: Guide to the best practices in the evaluation and treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome - Part 1

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

The management of anovulatory infertility in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: An analysis of the evidence to support the development of global WHO guidance

Adam H. Balen, Lara C. Morley, Marie Misso, Stephen Franks, Richard S. 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

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

Transfer of fresh versus frozen embryos in ovulatory women

Yuhua Shi, Yun Sun, Cuifang Hao, Heping Zhang, Daimin Wei, Yunshan Zhang, Yimin Zhu, Xiaohui Deng, Xiujuan Qi, Hong Li, Xiang Ma, Haiqin Ren, Yaqin Wang, Dan Zhang, Bo Wang, Fenghua Liu, Qiongfang Wu, Ze Wang, Haiyan Bai, Yuan Li, Yi Zhou, Mei Sun, Hong Liu, Jing Li, Lin Zhang, Xiaoli Chen, Songying Zhang, Xiaoxi Sun, Richard S. Legro, Zi Jiang Chen, 2018, New England Journal of Medicine on p. 126-136

News Articles Featuring Richard Legro

Jul 05, 2022

Daily avocados improve diet quality, help lower cholesterol levels

Eating one avocado a day for six months was found to have no effect on belly fat, liver fat or waist circumference in people with overweight or obesity, according to a new study. However, it did lead to a slight decrease in unhealthy cholesterol levels.

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