PCOS is now PMOS!
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We're sharing some significant news in women's health today, and as a brand built around menstrual wellbeing and the full picture of reproductive health, this one feels close to home.
As of today, PCOS officially has a new name: PMOS (Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome).
Announced in The Lancet following more than a decade of international research, involving 50+ organisations across six continents and input from over 22,000 patients and healthcare professionals, this rename is far more than a cosmetic update.
Why does the name change matter?
For decades, "Polycystic Ovary Syndrome" quietly did a disservice to the people living with it. The term reduced a complex, lifelong condition to the appearance of "cysts" on the ovaries, which aren't actually cysts at all, but immature follicles, and not everyone with the condition even has those.
The old name kept clinical and public attention narrowed to fertility and ovarian appearance, while the real picture is so much broader. PMOS is associated with insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, fatty liver disease, anxiety, depression, sleep disturbances, and endometrial cancer. Many people with the condition experienced delayed diagnoses and dismissed symptoms, in part because the terminology itself failed to reflect the full complexity of what they were living with.
The new name captures three key dimensions:
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A three-year transition period has been put in place to give practitioners, researchers, and organisations time to adopt the new terminology fully, ahead of the 2028 PMOS International Guidelines.
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We see this as a win for everyone who has ever felt unseen by their diagnosis. |
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Why our partnership with Wellbeing of Women matters Now more than ever, conversations around hormonal health need greater clarity, education, and support. That’s why we’re proud to partner with Wellbeing of Women, the UK’s leading charity funding research into women’s, girls’, and babies’ reproductive and gynaecological health. As understanding around conditions like PCOS evolves, including the growing use of the term PMOC, this partnership reflects a shared commitment to making sure people have access to trusted information, better resources, and more open conversations around hormonal and reproductive health. Together, we’ll be helping our community better understand conditions like PMOC, while continuing to advocate for greater awareness and support across all areas of menstrual and hormonal wellbeing. We’re just getting started, and we’re excited for what’s ahead. |
Today's name change is a reminder that language shapes how we understand, diagnose, and treat health conditions, and that advocating for better terminology is also advocating for better care.
We're proud to stand with the researchers, clinicians, patients, and organisations who made this moment happen.
With love,
The Ruby Cup Team
Resources:
Full paper in The Lancet: thelancet.com
Multilingual resources: mchri.org.au
Endocrine Society: endocrine.org
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