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Diagnosing PMOS in adolescents

Name: Diagnosing PMOS in adolescents
Uploaded: 2026-08-31T17:31:53.119Z
Duration: pt10m
Description: Experts detail how PMOS diagnostic criteria differ in adolescents, where ovarian ultrasound doesn't apply.

Author(s)Heather Appelbaum, MD, FACOG, Melanie Cree, MD, PhD, Michelle M. Maresca, MD

Fact checked by: Joshua Fitch, Senior Editor

Experts detail how PMOS diagnostic criteria differ in adolescents, where ovarian ultrasound doesn't apply.

Welcome back to this Contemporary OB/GYN, Contemporary Pediatrics, and Patient Care Online Special Report series, exploring the global consensus on renaming polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS). Across 5 episodes, our host and experts examine what this shift means for diagnosis, management, and patient care across the reproductive lifespan.