Scripps Physician Explains New Name for Common Hormonal Condition

Miriam Fahim, MD, an OB-GYN with Scripps Clinic, recently appeared on Fox 5 News to discuss a name change for a common hormonal condition called polycystic ovary syndrome, or PCOS. Dr. Fahim explained that the new name, polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome, or PMOS, more accurately reflects the disease process. News about the name change was recently published in the peer-reviewed medical journal The Lancet.