PCOS often isn’t about ovaries and cysts – and its new name better reflects what women go through

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Many women with polycystic ovary syndrome don’t have ovarian cysts, despite what its name suggests. Now renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), the condition is increasingly understood as a hormonal and metabolic disorder. Experts told CNA Women what the change means for diagnosis, treatment and long-term health.