PCOS Has a New Name and Here’s Why It Matters “What’s in a name?” When it comes to medicine, quite a lot. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal and metabolic condition affecting approximately one in eight women, officially has a new name: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). ¹ The change follows a rigorous global consensus process published in The Lancet in May 2026. Led by the Global Name Change Consortium, the process involved 56 leading academic, clinica
