Syndrome affecting women’s ovaries, infertility given new name
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome.
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There is a new name for a condition that affects infertility.
For a long time, it was called Polycystic Ovary Syndrome or PCOS. But now the condition has been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome or PMOS.
There is a common misconception that it is just about cysts on the ovaries. But women with this disorder are not more likely than others to have cysts. It can include many more symptoms, such as irregular menstrual cycles, difficulty getting pregnant, female-pattern baldness and others.
“Previously, people were like, ‘Well, I don't have cysts. How do I have PCOS, then?’ But now this opens the door to people seeking help if there are concerns with their period, for example,” says Dr. Christine Greves, OB-GYN at Orlando Health Women’s Institute.
The goal is to better diagnose and describe this metabolic disorder.
The World Health Organization says 70% of women done’ even know they have it. At least 10% of women globally are affected.
