This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.
This change to this common reproductive health issue could lead to better and earlier treatment for 15% of women.
Weekend Editor
Published
May 16, 2026 1:30PM (EDT)
In light of many female reproductive health restrictions, there is good news for the 15% of women diagnosed with PCOS (now PMOS). The name change will help with this often underdiagnosed health issue and hopefully lead to better and earlier treatment. (Mohamad Faizal Bin Ramli / Getty Images)
PCOS has been renamed PMOS. Here's what the change means for the millions of women living with this misunderstood, often…
The PCOS name change to PMOS aims to reflect the full scope of the condition — and finally unlock the care women have been…
Researchers and medical professionals believe Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome or PMOS is more reflective of the…
A revised name for PCOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS — was introduced in a paper published Tuesday.
A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care.
Polycystic ovary syndrome was renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome Tuesday by patients and medical organizations for…
PCOS has been renamed in the hopes of improving diagnoses and medical care
