Richard S. Legro
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Academic title Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
College College of Medicine
Campuses Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Department Obstetrics and Gynecology
Graduate programs Physiology
Email Phone FAX
  rsl1@psu.edu
  717 531 8478
  717 531 6731
Educational background
  M.D., Medical/Clinical Mount Sinai School of Medicine, 1987
Internship and Residency, Magee-Womens Hospital, University of Pittsburgh, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 1987-1991
Fellowship, University of Southern California, Women's Hospital, Reproductive Endocrinology, 1991-1993
Research interests
 

Metabolic and reproductive abnormalities in women with androgen excess, Genetic implications and familial phenotypes, clinical trials to treat symptoms including infertility, hirsutism, and endometrial abnormalities

Areas of expertise
 
HyperandrogenismObesity
Disease Models, AnimalOocyte Donation
Insemination, ArtificialSuperovulation
Insulin ResistanceGynecology
Ovarian NeoplasmsTeaching
Bone DensityTestosterone
Pregnancy Complications, NeoplasticPregnancy in Adolescence
Age FactorsEstradiol
Sleep Apnea, ObstructiveMenarche
Pregnancy OutcomePregnancy, Multiple
European Continental Ancestry GroupCarcinoma, Endometrioid
Tissue DonorsNeoplasms, Hormone-Dependent
AndrogensPregnancy Tests
FastingTheca Cells
Pelvic BonesEducation, Medical, Undergraduate
CarcinomaEducational Measurement
Steroid 17-alpha-HydroxylaseAbortion, Spontaneous
Costs and Cost AnalysisReproduction
SpermatozoaContraceptives, Oral, Hormonal
Reproductive TechniquesObstetrics
Sexual MaturationDiabetes Mellitus
OocytesEndometrial Neoplasms
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2Blood Glucose
MothersGenetic Predisposition to Disease
InsulinMentors
Promoter Regions (Genetics)Sleep
GenotypeChorionic Gonadotropin, beta Subunit, Human
Polycystic Ovary SyndromePancreatitis
Pregnancy ComplicationsPhenotype
Specimen HandlingBody Composition
PhosphoproteinsHyperlipidemias
Cardiovascular DiseasesCholesterol
Contraceptives, OralTriglycerides
Metabolic DiseasesOligomenorrhea
Self-Help GroupsHypoglycemic Agents
MetforminInfertility, Female
Dehydroepiandrosterone SulfateSex Characteristics
Glucose IntoleranceMass Screening
ChromansHirsutism
OvulationThiazoles
HydrocortisoneLipids
Chromosomes, Human, Pair 19Hormones, Ectopic
Variation (Genetics)Valproic Acid
Diet, ReducingRandomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Hormone Replacement TherapyExtracellular Signal-Regulated MAP Kinases
Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesAnovulation
OvaryGlucose Tolerance Test
Antineoplastic AgentsTretinoin
Vitamin AAndrogen Antagonists
FlutamideLiver
Interleukin-6Sleep Apnea Syndromes
Ovulation InductionClomiphene
Fertility Agents, FemaleEndometrium
ThiazolidinedionesSocieties, Medical
Publication author name
  Legro R
Legro RS
Select publications
  Legro RS. Kunselman AR. Demers L. Wang SC. Bentley-Lewis R. Dunaif A. Elevated dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate levels as the reproductive phenotype in the brothers of women with polycystic ovary syndrome. 2002 May. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 87(5):2134-8.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Palmert MR. Gordon CM. Kartashov AI. Legro RS. Emans SJ. Dunaif A. Screening for abnormal glucose tolerance in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome. 2002 Mar. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 87(3):1017-23.
National Center for Research Resources
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Public Health Service
Azziz R. Ehrmann D. Legro RS. Whitcomb RW. Hanley R. Fereshetian AG. O'Keefe M. Ghazzi MN. PCOS/Troglitazone Study Group. Troglitazone improves ovulation and hirsutism in the polycystic ovary syndrome: a multicenter, double blind, placebo-controlled trial. 2001 Apr. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 86(4):1626-32.
Legro RS. Lin HM. Demers LM. Lloyd T. Urinary free cortisol increases in adolescent caucasian females during perimenarche. 2003 Jan. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 88(1):215-9.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Center for Research Resources
Legro RS. Detection of insulin resistance and its treatment in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome. 2002 Dec. J Pediatr Endocrinol Metab. 15 Suppl 5:1367-78.
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
National Center for Research Resources
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