Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Penn State College of Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Richard S. Legro, MD
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Richard Legro practices Obstetrics & Gynecology. He went to medical school at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked 20/62 in Research/PrimaryCare. He received awards:"America's Top Doctors" and "Fellow (FACOG)". Dr. Richard S. Legro is a published doctor as well. He has 101 publications published. The latest was: Association study of androgen signaling pathway genes in polycystic ovary syndrome.
Publications
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Preconception Interventions in Infertile Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
- Predictors of participant retention in Infertility treatment trials.
- How do Pregnancy intentions affect contraceptive choices when cost is not a factor? A study of privately insured women.
- Association study of androgen signaling pathway genes in Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Identification and replication of prediction models for ovulation, Pregnancy and live birth in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Functional genomics of PCOS: from GWAS to molecular mechanisms.
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction for overweight/obese women With and Without polycystic ovary syndrome: Design and methods of a pilot randomized controlled trial.
- Assessment of multiple intrauterine gestations from Ovarian stimulation (AMIGOS) trial: baseline characteristics.
- Magnitude of daily energy deficit predicts frequency but not severity of menstrual disturbances Associated with exercise and caloric restriction.
- Time-related increase in urinary testosterone levels and stable semen analysis parameters after bariatric surgery in men.
- Women's Health Initiative.
- Improving the Reporting of Clinical Trials of Infertility Treatments (IMPRINT): modifying the CONSORT statementâ â¡.
- Evidence for gonadotrophin secretory and steroidogenic abNormalities in brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Smoking in infertile women With polycystic ovary syndrome: baseline validation of self-report and effects on phenotype.
- Further Investigation in Europeans of Susceptibility Variants for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Discovered in Genome-wide Association Studies of Chinese Individuals.
- Letrozole versus clomiphene for Infertility in the polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Kathleen M. Hoeger, MD, MPH.
- Chinese obstetrics and gynecology journal clubs: a randomized trial to improve medical english comprehension.
- Overexpression of a DENND1A isoform produces a Polycystic ovary syndrome theca phenotype.
- High-dose vitamin D supplementation and measures of insulin sensitivity in Polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized, controlled pilot trial.
- Hyperandrogenic Oligomenorrhea and Metabolic Risks Across Menopausal Transition.
- Introduction to the guest editor: Marcelle Cedars, MD.
- The Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome II study: baseline characteristics and effects of obesity from a multicenter randomized clinical trial.
- Diagnosis and Treatment of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline.
- Introduction to J.C. Trussell, MD.
- Ovulation Induction in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
- The Role of TGF-? in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
- The quality of ovulation is strained in Normal women.
- Familial aggregation of circulating c-reactive protein in Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Effect of adolescent Pregnancy on final adult height in non-Hispanic white women.
- Evidence for Chromosome 2p16.3 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Susceptibility Locus in Affected Women of European Ancestry.
- Obesity and PCOS: Implications for Diagnosis and Treatment.
- Quo vadis randomized controlled trials in Infertility?
- Reproductive impact of Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Disclosure of duplicative studies: damned if you don't.
- Effects of gastric bypass surgery on Female reproductive function.
- Cholesterol side-chain cleavage gene expression in theca cells: augmented transcriptional regulation and mRNA stability in Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Turner Syndrome: new insights into an old disorder.
- Introduction to guest editors.
- The Pregnancy in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome II (PPCOS II) trial: rationale and design of a double-blind randomized trial of clomiphene citrate and letrozole for the tre...
- A good meta-analysis is hard to find.
- Replication of association of DENND1A and THADA variants With polycystic ovary syndrome in European cohorts.
- Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) single nucleotide polymorphisms and haplotypes are not major risk factors for Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Twenty-four-Hour Ambulatory Blood Pressure Monitor Heart Rate: A Potential Marker for Gestational Hypertension in at-Risk Women.
- Consensus on women's health aspects of Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): the Amsterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored 3rd PCOS Consensus Workshop Group.
- Polycystic ovary syndrome: current Infertility management.
- Continuous glucose monitoring during Pregnancy in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Barriers to conducting clinical research in reproductive medicine: United States of America.
- The physiological basis of complementary and alternative medicines for Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Racial influence on the Polycystic ovary syndrome phenotype: a black and white case-control study.
- Effects of metformin in adolescents With polycystic ovary syndrome undertaking lifestyle therapy: a pilot randomized double-blind study.
- Metformin as adjuvant therapy to IVF in women With PCOS: when is intention-to-treat unintentional?
- Evidence for increased cardiovascular events in the fathers but not mothers of women With polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Effects of atorvastatin on vascular function, inflammation, and androgens in women With polycystic ovary syndrome: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
- Polymorphisms in the SHBG Gene Influence Serum SHBG Levels in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
- Type 2 diabetes susceptibility single-nucleotide polymorphisms are not Associated with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Incomplete and inconsistent reporting of maternal and fetal outcomes in Infertility treatment trials.
- The effects of metformin With lifestyle therapy in polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized double-blind study.
- FTO and MC4R gene variants are Associated with obesity in polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Harnessing expression data to identify novel candidate genes in Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- A variant in the fibrillin-3 gene is Associated with TGF-β and inhibin B levels in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Metformin during Pregnancy in polycystic ovary syndrome: another vitamin bites the dust.
- Family-based analysis of candidate genes for Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Associations of birthweight and gestational age With reproductive and metabolic phenotypes in women With polycystic ovarian syndrome and their first-degree relatives.
- Epinephrine is Associated with both erectile dysfunction and lower urinary tract symptoms.
- High prevalence of metabolic syndrome in first-degree male relatives of women With polycystic ovary syndrome is related to high rates of obesity.
- The role of genetic variation in the lamin a/c gene in the etiology of Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Evidence for association between polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and TCF7L2 and glucose intolerance in women With PCOS and TCF7L2.
- Heirarchical clustering and beyond in PCOS endometrium: brave new world.
- Comparison of hormonal and metabolic markers after a high-fat, Western meal versus a low-fat, high-fiber meal in women With polycystic ovary syndrome.
- The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society criteria for the Polycystic ovary syndrome: the complete task force report.
- Impact of metformin, oral contraceptives, and lifestyle modification on Polycystic ovary syndrome in obese adolescent women: do we need a new drug?
- Diminished paternity and gonadal function With increasing obesity in men.
- A comparison of methods and results in recruiting white and black women into reproductive studies: the MMC-PSU cooperative center on reproduction experience.
- Metabolic phenotype in the brothers of women With polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Hyperandrogenism and hyperinsulinism in children of women With polycystic ovary syndrome: a controlled study.
- Effects of continuous versus cyclical oral contraception: a randomized controlled trial.
- Does Polycystic ovary syndrome increase the disparity in metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular-related health for African-American women?
- New directions in Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Evidence for pancreatic beta-cell dysfunction in brothers of women With polycystic ovary syndrome.
- The effects of a whole grain-enriched hypocaloric diet on cardiovascular disease risk factors in men and women With metabolic syndrome.
- Identification of a polycystic ovary syndrome susceptibility variant in fibrillin-3 and association With a metabolic phenotype.
- Erectile dysfunction: does insulin resistance play a part?
- The effects of metformin and rosiglitazone, alone and in combination, on the ovary and endometrium in Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Pregnancy considerations in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- A 27-year-old woman With a diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Association of obesity With treatment outcomes in ovulatory infertile women undergoing superovulation and intrauterine insemination.
- The role of genes and environment in the etiology of PCOS.
- Plasma interleukin 6 levels are elevated in Polycystic ovary syndrome independently of obesity or sleep apnea.
- Type 2 diabetes and Polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Evidence for metabolic and reproductive phenotypes in mothers of women With polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Adolescent girls with polycystic ovary syndrome have an increased risk of the metabolic syndrome Associated with increasing androgen levels independent of obesity and ...
- Increased transcription and increased messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) stability contribute to increased GATA6 mRNA abundance in Polycystic ovary syndrome theca cells.
- Retinoids and retinol differentially regulate steroid biosynthesis in ovarian theca cells isolated from Normal cycling women and women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in the sisters of women With polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Changes in glucose tolerance over time in women With polycystic ovary syndrome: a controlled study.
- Polycystic ovaries are common in women With hyperandrogenic chronic anovulation but do not predict metabolic or reproductive phenotype.
- Alterations in mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase and extracellular regulated kinase signaling in theca cells contribute to excessive androgen production in polyc...
- Femoral bone structural geometry adapts to mechanical loading and is influenced by sex steroids: the Penn State Young Women's Health Study.
- A randomized trial of the effects of two types of short-term hypocaloric diets on weight loss in women With polycystic ovary syndrome.
Schools
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
University PittsburghMagee Women39s Hospital
UscWomen39s Hospital
Procedures Preformed
- Endometrial Ablation
- Fluid Contrast Ultrasound
- Gynecologic Cancer Screening
- Hysteroscopy
Conditions Treated
- Cervicitis
- Ectopic Pregnancy
- Encounters for High-Risk Pregnancies
- Encounters for Normal Pregnancies
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Doctors Specialties
- Obstetrics
- Gynecology
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Amerihealth
- Assurant Health
- Blue Card PPO
- Capital Blue Cross
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health America PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Gateway Health Plan
- Geisinger Health Plan
- Community Blue PPO
- Medicaid
- Medicare MCR
- PHCS Network PPO
- Principal Life
- Tricare
- Choice Plus POS
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
- United Healthcare
Awards
- America's Top Doctors
- Fellow (FACOG)
Education
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center -
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Hospital
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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