A Gyneac Explains Why PCOS Was Renamed And What It Means For Women

For years, millions of women have known the condition as PCOS or PCOD — terms often associated with irregular periods, hormonal imbalance, acne, weight gain and fertility concerns. Now, there has been a major shift in how the condition is understood and described. PCOS, or Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, is now renamed as PMOS: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome. The change aims to reflect what doctors and researchers have increasingly recognised over the years — that the condition is not just about ovarian cysts, but a complex whole-body hormonal and metabolic disorder. To understand what...