PCOS is now PMOS!
Just a little information for anyone who may have missed it, I know we have a lot of PCOS (now PMOS) folks here and I hope this news will be validating. Recognition of PMOS as a far more complex and multisystemic condition than just 'cysts on ovaries' is long overdue IMO. The new designation describes the condition far more accurately: the polyendocrine complexity, acknowledging the metabolic and cardiometabolic effects of the condition, while still recognising the role of ovaries but not overemphasizing reproductive aspects 👌 The WHO reckons that 70% of PMOS patients are undiagnosed, and some simply because they don't have ovarian cysts, and that's mainly because of the name!
I don't have PMOS myself but I know it's a significant factor in metabolic dysfunction for those who do, and that MJ can be extremely helpful. I hope that one day this means PMOS patients will be prescribed MJ specifically for PMOS 🤞
An easier to read synopsis of the change:
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome: New name to improve diagnosis and care of condition affecting 170 million women worldwide | Endocrine Society https://share.google/ogg704NJwjafJ2j8y
And the Lancet paper:
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(26)00717-8/fulltext