PCOS · now also called PMOS

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PCOS/PMOS affects 1 in 8 women and girls worldwide, and most don't know they have it. We help you understand it, find care that takes you seriously, and connect with a community of more than a million people who get it.

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PCOS → PMOS

Same condition. A more accurate name.

In 2026, PCOS was renamed PMOS: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome. The new name reflects what our community has always known: it affects hormones and metabolism across the whole body, not just the ovaries. You'll see both names here while the world catches up.

What the new name means for you → Source: The Lancet, May 2026.

1 in 8women and girls worldwide live with PCOS/PMOS

70%may be undiagnosed, per the WHO

1M+people in our community worldwide

15years of advocacy, celebrated in 2027

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…close the diagnosis gap. …change how PMOS is treated. …make sure no one faces it alone.

Advocacy in action

PCOSAA at the White House.

On December 11, 2024, the PCOS Awareness Association was invited to the White House Conference on Women's Health Research in Washington, DC. We brought the voice of the PCOS/PMOS community into a national conversation about the future of women's health research.

White House Conference on Women's Health Research · Wednesday, December 11, 2024

PCOSAA's invitation to the White House Conference on Women's Health Research, December 11, 2024

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PCOS CON 2027 · 15 years · In honor of Cryssy

PCOS CON is hitting the road.

It's an odd year, and you know what that means: our annual conference goes in person. Three cities, one community.

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