Das polyzystische Ovarialsyndrom (PCOS), eine Erkrankung, von der mehr als 170 Millionen Menschen weltweit betroffen sind, wurde nach einer heute in The Lancet veröffentlichten bahnbrechenden globalen Konsensstudie offiziell in Polyendokrines metabolisches Ovarialsyndrom (PMOS) umbenannt.
https://news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stories/pcos-new-name?utm_campaign=PMOS&utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social
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Finally, because FunFact youd do not need cysts to have it.
This is awesome and so much better. I don’t like the word cyst and I was always like ewwww
This sounds great but don’t bother reading the article. It uses 500words to just say the disease was renamed.
There have been really positive reports about the effects t of GLP1s on PCOS. I hope it starts being offered as a treatment soon.
Great now rebrand endometriosis next
Really exciting, polycystic implies the need for cystic ovaries. I haven’t been actually polycystic in over 5 years but damn am I still heavily affected by this condition!
Excellent TIL!!! Thank you!
Renaming it doesnt fix the decade long wait for a diagnosis though.
As someone with formerly PCOS, I had cysts, but not all of the time. Able to get pregnant but dealing with insulin resistance and high testosterone.
The new name is way longer and harder to remember. Hopefully it’s worth the less stigma and doctor’s aren’t forgetting things.
she poly on my endocrine till i express my genome
I think this is also helpful for patients too. The ovaries are making “cysts” as part of their normal function all of the time. You wouldn’t believe the amount of people who have an incidental finding of an ovulatory cyst on ultrasound come for follow up asking if this means they have PCOS. Quite the opposite, it means your ovary can actually release an egg.
It will also help patients understand that when they do get diagnosed with PCOS that the metabolic dysfunction also requires work on their end when it comes to regulating insulin resistance. Exercise and eating well. Most people want a magical pill or supplement and the answer is that a metabolic disorder requires major lifestyle changes as well as ancillary support from medication (metformin, spironolactone, birth control, inositol etc).
This is great news! This puts all of its major symptoms in one place. Hopefully, this will now stop doctors from forcing birth control pills down our throats the moment they decide it’s PCOS.
Sometimes science is even slower than politics to catch up.