PCOS, affecting 1 in 8 women worldwide, now called PMOS
The new term aims to reduce missed diagnoses and stigma, as experts say 70% of people with the condition remain undiagnosed.
- On Tuesday, medical experts announced Polycystic Ovary Syndrome is officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome , concluding a 14-year global consensus process involving thousands of stakeholders worldwide.
- The previous name misleadingly focused on 'cysts' when patients actually have 'arrested follicles,' contributing to missed diagnoses because PMOS impacts metabolic and hormonal systems beyond the ovaries.
- Professor Helena Teede at Monash University led the effort involving 56 organizations and about 22,000 global participants, aiming to improve scientific accuracy and reduce stigma linked to fertility.
- Lorna Berry, an Australian woman with PMOS who helped lead the renaming, called the shift "accountability and progress," saying it will improve care for future generations of women.
- Affecting 1 in 8 women, the condition remains largely undiagnosed; the team plans to integrate the new name into clinical practice over the next three years to ensure equitable healthcare.
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The impact of renaming polycystic ovary syndrome
After years of combined effort, an international coalition has come up with a new proposed name for one of the reproductive disorders affecting millions worldwide. Women’s reproductive health has long been a blind spot in the medical industry, but the group hopes that renaming polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) will help illuminate a better path forward in treating it.Why the push to change the na…
PCOS, affecting 1 in 8 women worldwide, now called PMOS
A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. It Is now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome instead of polycystic ovary syndrome. Researchers and supporters of the change said the old name, often shortened to PCOS, is inaccurate. It reduced a complex hormonal […]
PCOS gets a new name - and it could change everything for millions of women
A condition affecting roughly one in eight women worldwide has a new name, and health experts, as well as women living with the condition, say the change is long overdue. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) was officially renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) on 12 May 2026. The change was announced in a paper published in The Lancet and presented at the European Congress of Endocrinology, following a global consensus process span…
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