Resources for Women with PMOS
PCOS is now PMOS
Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is the new name for the condition previously known as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), which impacts 1 in 8, or more than 170 million women worldwide.
The name change research has been published in May 2026 in The Lancet and Nature Medicine.
Watch the animation on why PCOS has a new name?
If you have PMOS, watch to learn why the condition has been renamed, how it was changed and what's next?
AskPMOS App
The AskPCOS App is for those who think they may have PCOS, those who already have a diagnosis, and those supporting women with PCOS.
The AskPCOS App is a trustworthy and comprehensive PCOS App developed by the leading PCOS experts worldwide and co-designed with individuals dealing with PCOS. It will answer your PCOS questions and help you better manage your condition.
AskPCOS has a range of features, including:
- easy to understand, evidence-based information on PCOS
- a question prompt list to assist you when talking to health professionals
- a symptoms tracker and analysis tool to help you understand the condition and your body
- a discussion forum to connect to others with PCOS
What's new? - New things about PMOS in the 2023 International Guideline
Learn new things about PMOS from the 2023 Internatational Guideline – download it here.
Easy to understand PMOS information
Click on the icons to open a series of fact sheets which we hope will help you better understand PMOS.
Emotional Wellbeing
Fertility and Pregnancy
Lifestyle
Treatment
Do I have PCOS?
PMOS booklets
Our Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PMOS) booklet “PMOS and you” is easy to read, based on the best available evidence, and created by leading experts.
The Yarning about Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PMOS) booklet aims to provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with information about the condition.
PMOS Question Prompt List (QPL)
The Question Prompt List is a document intended to help women with PCOS obtain professional medical advice. It lists questions that are OK to ask your doctor or health professional. It is for women of all ages, weights and backgrounds. You may have been diagnosed recently or a long time ago.
ABC Podcast: Ladies we need to talk
Yumi Stynes catch up with ladies who have been battling PMOS for years and finds out how they get on top of it. Featuring Professor Helena Teede. Listen here.
ABC Tik Tok: Busting PMOS myths
Watch Professor Helena Teede busting myths and misinformation about PMOS on a TikTok produced by the ABC.
Three Ways to Spot PMOS And Can Weight Loss Drugs Help
Mamamia podcast with Professor Helena Teede
Does PMOS have an identity crisis? What does your weight have to do with the morning after pill? And do vaginas and sharks have something in common? Listen in
Why didn't anyone tell me this: Understanding PMOS
Watch Professor Helena Teede talk to Professor Joyce Harper
Let's talk about PMOS webinar
ABC journalist & PCOS consumer, Sabra Lane, and leading PCOS experts, MD & Endocrinologist, Prof Helena Teede and MD & OBGYN, A/Prof Jacqui Boyle host a Q&A session about PCOS and discuss the AskPCOS App. (22/9/2021)
Watch it here
PMOS Models of care
We are working with partners to develop a best practice framework for optimal PCOS care. This is modelled off the guidelines.
PMOS Clinic
In Victoria a statewide service is available linked to the guidelines and resources.
The Victorian Statewide Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Service is unique and is the first of its kind nationally. The service is co-designed by women affected by PCOS and staffed with a multidisciplinary team who are world leaders in PCOS. It is supported by funding from the state government and affiliated with the NHMRC Centre for Research Excellence in PCOS. It is a public clinic offered through Monash Health.
To be seen in the PCOS Monash Health clinic patients will need to be referred in by their GP to Monash Health. More information for GPs on the referral process is here.
This program is for Victorian residents only.
A healthier lifestyle is the first step to managing PCOS. This starts with a nutritious diet, regular physical activity and maintaining a healthy weight or reducing weight if in the unhealthy weight range.
Life! is a free healthy lifestyle program for Victorian residents that gives you knowledge, support and expert advice.
Watch more webinar recordings and events on MCHRI’s YouTube channel