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Penn doctor studied PCOS symptoms for more than a decade to rename the syndrome PMOS

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Kayla Yup
Penn doctor studied PCOS symptoms for more than a decade to rename the syndrome PMOS
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Medical experts have officially renamed Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) to better reflect its systemic nature. The change aims to correct the misconception that the condition is purely gynecological and highlights its broader hormonal and metabolic impacts.

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Rooted in outdated science, the name often confused her patients into incorrectly thinking they had cysts on their ovaries.

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