PCOS is being renamed to PMOS. (Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome) The change comes from experts that say the old name was misleading, stating that it inaccurately suggested ovarian cysts as a defining feature.

‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of women

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) has been renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), a move which health experts say will lead to faster diagnosis and better treatment for women of all ages.

What is PCOS, what are the symptoms and treatment, and why is it being renamed PMOS?

'The name was inaccurate': PCOS gets a new name after years-long effort www.livescience.com/health/repro...

The new name is polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. You're welcome.

Delighted to have been part of this international consensus on the renaming of #PCOS, a lifelong metabolic disorder affecting 15% of women, to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome #PMOS share.google/EkubYi5BLx83...

even though i tick literally every box and happen to fit the old criteria too, polycystic ovaries occur with people without the condition too

I think this is a good change. I’ve learned more about the condition from articles about the name change than I have from my actual doctors www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

This is so welcome! PMOS is a nightmare and is increasingly hard to control as you age. I hope the revised focus on it being a lifelong, metabolic condition means it is taken a lot more seriously www.theguardian.com/society/ng-i...

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After more than a decade of global consultation, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – a condition that affects one in eight women – has been renamed. The hormonal disorder, estimated to impact 170 million women worldwide, will now be known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). www.thegua

📢 PCOS NAME CHANGE! 📢 Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) to reflect the realities of the condition which affects 1 in 8 women. My statement on this important step forward 👇

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) has been officially renamed to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) with experts citing the old name as misleading and inaccurately suggesting that ovarian cysts are a defining feature.

Finally, polycystic ovary syndrome #PCOS has a new name: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome #PMOS 👉 better reflecting the complex hormonal and metabolic nature of this condition affecting 170 million women worldwide. Read more here: www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...