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PMOS: a better name should end the habit of dismissing patients

bmj · 2026-07-01 · canonical JSON source

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The change in terminology from polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) is welcome,1 but it should not be treated as a neat rebranding exercise. For many patients, it is an overdue admission that the old framing was too small for the condition we are living with.