Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is the new name for PCOS

Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: New name to improve diagnosis and care of condition affecting 170 million women worldwide. A global effort through the International PCOS Network has changed the name of a significant women’s health condition that was misunderstood to be ‘all about ovarian cysts’.

12 May 2026