00:00Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, or PCOS, is one of the most common reproductive disorders.
00:05It affects 1 in 8 women, but it's still misunderstood and under-researched.
00:1070% of women who have it have never been diagnosed.
00:13Part of the problem is the name.
00:15Many women with PCOS don't have cysts on their ovaries at all, and a name that focuses
00:20on one part of the body doesn't reflect the condition's widespread metabolic and hormonal
00:25effects.
00:26Scientists all over the world now acknowledge that its name could be responsible for delays
00:31in diagnosis, fragmented care, and low investment in research or treatment.
00:35Now an international coalition of 56 organisations has agreed on a new name, Polyendocrine Metabolic
00:42Ovarian Syndrome, or PMOS.
00:44The new name was introduced in a policy paper in The Lancet, after expert debate and feedback
00:49from more than 14,000 patients.
00:52It's hoped the new name will transform both how patients understand the condition and
00:57how doctors treat it, said the New York Times.
00:59As PCOS, it was in the wrong box, but as PMOS, it could prompt doctors to recommend more screening
01:06for metabolic and cardiovascular problems.
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