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Why is it now called PMOS and not PCOS anymore?

In May 2026, an international consensus process renamed "polycystic ovary syndrome" to "polyendocrine metabolic ovary syndrome," PMOS for short. The reason: the old name centred on cysts, which neither occur in every affected woman nor describe what matters most. The diagnostic criteria have stayed the same through the renaming.
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