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PCOS is now PMOS: Why 70% of women don’t know they have it

PCOS is now PMOS: Why 70% of women don’t know they have it
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), which affects more than 170 million women worldwide, is now polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). But what drove the change? New data reveals that the term PCOS is misleading, and has even been shown to delay diagnosis and prevent effective medical c...

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