‘Unprecedented’ global effort gives new name to polycystic ovary syndrome – and new hope to millions of women
Decades-long campaign powered by patient perspectives results in switch from PCOS – a name that caused confusion and undue suffering – to PMOS
• https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/12/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos-pmos-symptoms-meaning-treatment-causes-risk-factors-new-name-explained">What is PCOS, what are the symptoms and treatment, and why is it being renamed PMOS?
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/12/reader-experiences-pcos-pmos-polyendocrine-metabolic-ovarian-syndrome">• ‘I still want to scream’: the loneliness and confusion of living with PMOS
After more than a decade of global consultation, polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) – a condition that affects one in eight women – has been renamed.
The hormonal disorder, estimated to impact 170 million women worldwide, will now be known as polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).
https://www.theguardian.com/society/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/polycystic-ovary-syndrome-pcos-new-name-polyendocrine-metabolic-ovarian-syndrome-pmos">Continue reading...- It’s the most common women’s endocrine disorder in the world. Why has an Aussie doctor just changed its name? Sydney Morning Herald —
- PCOS, most common cause of infertility, being renamed PMOS to improve diagnosis and care The Globe and Mail —
- PCOS gets new name to help 3.1 million UK patients Devon Live —
- A new name for PCOS, the most common cause of infertility CTV News —
- PCOS is now PMOS: Why the name change and what it means Times Of India —