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South Africa: PCOS Vs PMOS - What's in a Name?

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[Health-e] Did you know that the name of an illness influences the medical treatment you get? This is precisely why the Global Name Change Consortium recently changed the name of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition that affects 1 in 8 women globally, to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).

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South Africa: PCOS Vs PMOS - What's in a Name?

[Health-e] Did you know that the name of an illness influences the medical treatment you get? This is precisely why the Global Name Change Consortium recently changed the name of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a condition that affects 1 in 8 women globally, to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS).

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Women hope renaming PCOS health condition could help millions of women worldwide

Rochelle Lewis is among more than 170 million woman globally to be diagnosed with PCOS.

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