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

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

Polycystic ovary syndrome is being relabelled polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome to correct the misconception that it is solely a gynaecological disease that creates ovarian cysts. Here’s what you need to know about the condition

‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of women • ‘I still want to scream’: the loneliness and confusion of living with PMOS

With polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) now being rebadged as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), we take a look at the condition and explore why experts have decided it is time for a new name.

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Originally reported by The Guardian