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Richard Legro

Professor and University Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

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History

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology · Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center
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University of Southern California
1991–1993
Obstetrics and Gynecology
UPMC Magee - Womens Hospital
1987–1991
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
1983–1987

Research

The Androgen Excess and PCOS Society criteria for the polycystic ovary syndrome: the complete task force report
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Fertility and Sterility · 2009 · 1,471 citations
Positions statement: criteria for defining polycystic ovary syndrome as a predominantly hyperandrogenic syndrome: an Androgen Excess Society guideline
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 2006 · 1,385 citations
Prevalence and predictors of risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus and impaired glucose tolerance in polycystic ovary syndrome: a prospective, controlled study in 254 affected women
The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism · 1999 · First of 4 authors · 1,303 citations

Michael Diamond
73 papers
Christos Coutifaris
62 papers
Nanette Santoro
57 papers · 2 as a fellow
Andrea Dunaif
53 papers · 1 as a fellow
EE
Esther Eisenberg
40 papers
WS
William Schlaff
37 papers
Gregory Christman
36 papers
PC
Peter Casson
36 papers
Karl Hansen
34 papers
WD
William Dodson
31 papers
Jerome Strauss
26 papers
Ricardo Azziz
24 papers

Grants

Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children in Northern Appalachia
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · UH3
PI · $2.6M · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
2022–2029
Inositol Supplementation to Treat Reproductive and Metabolic Dysfunction in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Double Blind RCT (INSUPP-PCOS)
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health · R01
Contact PI · $2.5M · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
2018–2025
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children in Northern Appalachia
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · UG3
PI · $1.4M · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
2022–2024
A RCT of Preconception Weight Loss vs. OCP in Overweight Infertile PCOS Women
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development · U10
Contact PI · $5M · Pennsylvania State Univ Hershey Med Ctr
2000–2019

Clinical trials

Inositol Supplementation to Treat PCOS (INSUPP-PCOS)
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 2
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2020–2025
Sonographic Hysterosalpingography: Oil vs Water Based Media (SHOW Trial)
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 4
Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
2019–2021
Validation and Refinement of Noninvasive Diagnostic Biomarkers for Endometriosis, The ENDOmarker Protocol
Principal investigator · Completed
Yale University
2016–2019
Improving Reproductive Fitness Through Pretreatment With Lifestyle Modification in Obese Women With Unexplained Infertility
Principal investigator · Completed · Phase 3
Yale University
2015–2020