Skip to content
A young woman with a backpack sitting on an examination table in a clinic room, with anatomy posters of the skeleton and the heart on the wall behind her.
Health

When the Name of a Disease Gets in the Way of Diagnosis

Fainess Mwakisimba · Scientific Lead
In this editorial

You might have heard the news that Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) was renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS)! But what does this mean for the everyday woman? Usually, a diagnosis begins with recognition of symptoms and patterns, but what if the name of a condition limits how we truly see it? In this editorial we explore how the name “PCOS” has shaped how people understand the condition and how research has continued to show gaps between women experiencing symptoms and those receiving a diagnosis.

Be the first to read it when it drops.

The ELLVERIS Standard

Curious how this ELLVERIS editorial is built?

Every ELLVERIS editorial passes through the same rigorous six-stage process, from defining the research question to independent peer review. Follow it stage by stage below.

Read the ELLVERIS Standard Workflow
ELLVERIS Editorials

Subscribe for free access

Membership is free. Join to read across all four pillars as each editorial is released.