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Can a name change transform PCOS outcomes for women?

Can a name change transform PCOS outcomes for women?

Science Weekly vor 4 Monaten

Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s science correspondent, Nicola Davis, and Rachel, a campaigner from the charity Verity

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After more than a decade of global consultation, polycystic ovary
syndrome – which affects as many as one in eight women – has been
renamed. The condition is caused by high levels of androgens, which
can lead to symptoms such as excess hair, weight gain and irregular
periods. To understand why campaigners wanted it renamed, and what
its new name – polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) –
could mean for patients, Madeleine Finlay hears from the Guardian’s
science correspondent, Nicola Davis, and Rachel, a campaigner from
the charity Verity. Help support our independent journalism at
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