Women with this condition are often misdiagnosed. Its new name could help.

 Women with this condition are often misdiagnosed. Its new name could help.

A global panel of experts and patient advocates published a paper in the Lancet to announce that PCOS has been renamed to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, to more accurately reflect that it’s a whole-body endocrine and metabolic condition and that many people who have it never develop ovarian cysts.

PMOS is more comprehensive. “The new name, PMOS, highlights the complex nature of this syndrome and the involvement of multiple systems, including metabolic, reproductive, psychological and dermatological concerns,” said Nair, of OSU.