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I’m a doctor who helped rename PCOS to PMOS – a 10-year process of listening to 14,000 patients and health professionals speak on how to improve care
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A physician describes a decade-long process involving 14,000 stakeholders that led to renaming polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polycystic metabolic syndrome (PMOS) to better reflect the condition's multi-system effects and improve diagnosis and treatment outcomes.
I’m a doctor who helped rename PCOS to PMOS – a 10-year process of listening to 14,000 patients and health professionals speak on how to improve care
PMOS affects multiple organ systems beyond the ovaries. champpixs/iStock via Getty Images Plus
A disease’s name can have a significant influence on its diagnosis and treatment – or lack thereof. Polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS, is a condition that affects millions of people worldwide. For decades, doctors thought the condition mostly affected the ovaries, but its misleading name has left many people undiagnosed and at risk of developing several related chronic conditions at a young age.
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