PCOS, PMOS
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The condition is now called PMOS, a change experts say better reflects its broader hormonal and metabolic effects.
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PCOS Is Officially Renamed, After Decades of Misinformation
(Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) First, it was named after two men. Then, it was named for a false premise. At last, after more than a century, one of the most prevalent hormone disorders in the world has a title that is no longer inaccurate,