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What’s in a name? Experts debate pros, cons of PCOS name change

Many experts agree that polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome, better reflects the hormonal and metabolic aspects of the condition. Some argue that PMOS still falls short in becoming a comprehensive moniker for the complex syndrome.

What’s in a name? Experts debate pros, cons of PCOS name change

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Many experts agree that polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome, better reflects the hormonal and metabolic aspects of the condition.

Some argue that PMOS still falls short in becoming a comprehensive moniker for the complex syndrome.

Anuja Dokras, MD, MHCI, PhD, director of the Penn Polyendocrine Metabolic Syndrome Center and Founder's Professor of Women's Health at the University of Pennsylvania, was one of the senior authors of the...

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Many experts agree that polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome, better reflects the hormonal and metabolic aspects of the condition. Some argue that PMOS still falls short in becoming a comprehensive moniker for the complex syndrome. Anuja Dokras, MD, MHCI, PhD, director of the Penn Polyendocrine Metabolic Syndrome Center and Founder's Professor of Women's Health at the University of Pennsylvania, was one of the senior authors of the initial paper that announced the name change in The Lancet.

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Anuja Dokras, MD, MHCI, PhD, director of the Penn Polyendocrine Metabolic Syndrome Center and Founder's Professor of Women's Health at the University of Pennsylvania, was one of the senior authors of the initial paper that announced the name change in The Lancet.

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