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PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS, and it’s a momentous move

Science | 2026-05-12 at 10:00 UTC | Source: www.newscientist.com
PCOS will now be known as PMOS (polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome), and for Alice Klein, who has the condition, it's been a long time coming
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