A revised name for PCOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS — was introduced in a paper published Tuesday.
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By Annalisa Merelli
May 12, 2026
Annalisa Merelli
Annalisa.Merelli@statnews.com
Polycystic ovary syndrome was renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome Tuesday by patients and medical organizations for…
Decades-long campaign powered by patient perspectives results in switch from PCOS – a name that caused confusion and undue…
Polycystic ovary syndrome is being relabelled polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome to correct the misconception that it is…
As polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome in an attempt to improve treatment and…
PCOS is often misunderstood due to its name’s overemphasis on ovarian cysts, they say
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