PCOS, affecting 1 in 8 women worldwide, now called PMOS
The new name reflects the disorder’s hormonal and metabolic effects, and experts say 56 organizations and thousands of patients helped drive the change.
- 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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Polycystic ovarian syndrome, one of the most common hormonal conditions among women of reproductive age, will officially change its name after years of debate within the international medical community.
Polycystic ovary syndrome gets a name change, what it means for women's health care
A hormonal condition affecting 1 in 8 women around the world just got a new name in hopes of improving care. It's now called polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome instead of polycystic ovary syndrome. The name change was made after 14…
PCOS to PMOS: Gynecologist breaks down new name, what it means
TYLER, Texas (KETK) -- Millions have been diagnosed with what was formally known as polycystic ovarian syndrome, or PCOS, since the 1930s. Last week, after a 14-year effort from researchers all over the world, the disorder was renamed to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS. Known as PCOS for almost a hundred years, polycystic ovarian [...]
Why has PCOS been given a new name?
PMOS is a complex hormonal and metabolic disorder. Toey Andante/ ShutterstockFor more than two decades, I have studied a condition that shapes the lives of about 10-13% of women. This condition causes complex, wide-ranging symptoms such as irregular periods, excessive hair growth, weight gain, acne and difficulty getting pregnant. Until a few days ago, I called it polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. But from now on, I – along with my colleagues,…
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is henceforth called Polyendocrine metabolic ovary syndrome (PMOS).
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