06/04/2026
You've probably heard PCOS described as a condition defined by cysts. The problem is, roughly 20% of women diagnosed with it don't actually have cysts. The name has always been a poor fit for the condition it's trying to describe.
After 11 years of work, 22,000 stakeholders across six continents, and a consensus process published in The Lancet this May, PCOS has an official new name: PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome). Led by Professor Helena Teede at Monash University, it's the largest medical renaming effort ever undertaken.
The new name reflects what the condition actually is: a complex, multisystem hormonal and metabolic disorder, not primarily a story about cysts or ovaries. For patients who've spent years feeling like their diagnosis didn't quite explain their experience, there's a clinical reason for that. Dr. Hodges is happy to talk through what this change means for your care.
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