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PCOS Is Officially Renamed, After Decades of Misinformation (www.sciencealert.com)

submitted 3 weeks ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to c/health@lemmy.world

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First, it was named after two men.

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[–] celeste@kbin.earth 13 points 3 weeks ago

The term polycystic ovary implies the presence of pathological ovarian cysts, which are not a feature of the condition. This misnomer contributes to misunderstandings among patients, clinicians, policy makers, and the public.

Damn, yeah, it was a shitty name, then.