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PCOS’s new name is PMOS, a small letter change that required a big scientific process
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PCOS’s new name is PMOS, a small letter change that required a big scientific process

STAT News · May 12, 2026, 9:00 AM

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A revised name for PCOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS — was introduced in a paper published Tuesday.

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