After 11 years, surveys of 22,000 people, and collaboration across 56 organisations, PCOS has been officially renamed PMOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. The old name implied ovarian cysts that don't exist, delaying diagnosis in up to 70% of cases. The new name reflects the true hormonal and metabolic nature of the condition affecting 1 in 8 women worldwide.
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Ang PCOS ay binigyan ng bagong pangalan matapos ang 11 taon — isang pagbabago para sa 170 milyong kababaihan

THE GUARDIAN

Matapos ang 11 taon, mga survey sa 22,000 tao, at pakikipagtulungan ng 56 organisasyon, ang PCOS ay opisyal na pinalitan ng pangalang PMOS — polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome — sa The Lancet. Ang lumang pangalan ay nagpahiwatig ng mga ovarian cyst na hindi naman totoo, na nagdulot ng delayed diagnosis sa hanggang 70% ng mga kaso.

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