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For decades, women with PCOS have been misled. The name itself—Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome—has focused attention on the ovaries while missing the much bigger picture. But a groundbreaking shift is underway, and it's about to change everything.
In this powerful, myth-busting episode of The Dusty Muffins, your hosts—Dr. Aoife O'Sullivan (MD, MSCP), Dr. Christine Hart Kress (DNP, MSCP), and Dr. Rebbecca Hertel (DO, MSCP)—take on the outdated PCOS label and introduce a new, more accurate framework: Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) . This is a conversation about root causes, not just symptoms—and it could transform how millions of women understand their own bodies.
In this episode, you'll discover:
🔬 The Name Was Wrong All Along: Why those aren't actually cysts on the ovary (they're immature follicles), and how this m ...