{"id":10877,"date":"2026-08-11T17:52:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/?p=10877"},"modified":"2026-08-11T17:53:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:53:27","slug":"dr-vliets-health-tip-its-not-just-your-ovaries-the-truth-about-pcos-pmos-the-master-of-disguise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.truthforhealth.org\/es\/2026\/08\/dr-vliets-health-tip-its-not-just-your-ovaries-the-truth-about-pcos-pmos-the-master-of-disguise\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Vliet\u2019s Health Tip: It\u2019s Not Just Your Ovaries: The Truth About PCOS\/PMOS, the Master of Disguise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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The hormone disorder hiding in plain sight \u2013 a 21st<\/sup> century epidemic<\/strong><\/p>\n

Are you a young woman struggling with major middle and upper body fat you can\u2019t lose?\u00a0 Do you have severe acne, facial hair or excess body hair?\u00a0 Are your periods irregular, or infrequent?\u00a0 Do you have episodic pelvic pain that can take your breath away?<\/p>\n

If your answer to these questions is yes, you may have one of the most common, and sadly most overlooked, <\/em>endocrine disorder in reproductive age women, and significantly on the rise even in pre-teen girls: Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)<\/strong>, renamed in 2026 to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS). <\/strong>This serious endocrine-metabolic disorder is a 21st<\/sup> century epidemic and threat to the health and fertility of young women, hiding in plain sight among obese teenagers and young women.<\/p>\n

My message to you is this: your body isn\u2019t broken, it is being sabotaged <\/em><\/strong>\u2013 by misdiagnosis, wrong guidance on foods and medicines, and by hidden saboteurs called endocrine disruptors in your foods and the environment, as well as the new dangers to your ovaries and endocrine system from the COVID gene therapy injections!\u00a0 <\/em>You need reliable guidance on addressing all of these factors sabotaging your endocrine health, especially if you have PCOS\/PMOS.<\/p>\n

I first described PCOS in my book It\u2019s My Ovaries, Stupid, <\/em>published by Scribner in 2003, and then I devoted an entire book in 2005 on PCOS, discussing in depth the many causes and how it is often misdiagnosed as a psychiatric disorder.\u00a0 My books, available at www.ShopTruthforHealth.com<\/a>,\u00a0 go into detail on the integrated approach to evaluation and treatment I have been using in my medical practice since 1985.<\/p>\n

Because of its complexity that cuts across medical specialty \u201cboxes,\u201d PCOS\/PMOS has been a frustrating medical disorder to get doctors to recognize, evaluate properly, treat in an integrated way with a combination of Rx medicines, proper supplements, the right meal plan and exercise regimen and other lifestyle changes.\u00a0 And it has been difficult to get doctors to stop passing these young women off to psychiatrists because they are \u201canxious and depressed\u201d \u2013often about their inability to lost the serious excess body fat or get help for excess body hair and cystic acne.\u00a0 Women deserve to be taken seriously with their concerns, and not just written off as \u201coveranxious about weight\u201d and told to \u201ceat less and exercise more.\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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So today\u2019s Health Tip helps you understand what this complex disorder is, why it needs to be taken seriously to reduce long term health major risks such as diabetes and early heart disease, and we have created a new Self-Test Tool<\/strong><\/a> you can use for an initial self-assessment to then use and discuss with your own doctor.<\/p>\n

Fortunately, PCOS has finally come out of the shadows. The new name in 2026 has revived attention to this major problem affecting young women\u2019s fertility and metabolic\/endocrine health.\u00a0 Women\u2019s magazines now mention it more often, some doctors are talking about it, and there is more attention among podcasters.\u00a0 Yet, even with these positive developments, the full story still isn\u2019t being told.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Why was the old name Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome <\/em>changed in 2026 to Polyendocrine Metabolic Disorder?\u00a0 <\/em>Primarily because expanding research has led to a new and broader understanding of the many tentacles of this disorder that reach into every aspect of our health.\u00a0 AND \u2013 research that has shown this metabolic endocrine disorder can affect males in the same family along with young women.<\/p>\n

PCOS\/PMOS is not a just \u201ccosmetic problem\u201d of excess body fat, body hair or acne.\u00a0 It is not just a quirky ovary with a few cysts. It is a complex, multi\u2011system endocrine and metabolic disorder that reaches into every corner of the body\u2014from brain and mood to metabolism and weight, to fertility and long\u2011term heart and cancer risks.<\/p>\n

I have even taken my original self-test for PCOS from my books (1995-2005) and expanded that into a PCOS\/PMOS Self\u2011Test Calculator<\/strong><\/a> you can use as a Self-Check if have any of the symptoms described in this health tip and you are not getting the answers and help you need from your personal health professionals.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Take the PCOS\/PMOS Self\u2011Test Calculator NOW!<\/a><\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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The Silent Epidemic: The Enormity of PCOS\/PMOS Health Threats:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)\/Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) is the most common hormonal disorder in reproductive-age women affecting estimates of 90 to 120 million women worldwide. Yet, it is still routinely missed unless a young woman is trying to get pregnant.<\/p>\n

The most common symptoms<\/em><\/strong> are infertility, menstrual irregularity, frequent ovarian cysts, middle body weight gain, and symptoms of androgen excess, including severe acne, loss of scalp hair and excess body hair.<\/em> Doctors often dismiss the weight gain and acne as just \u201ccosmetic\u201d symptoms and completely overlook the more serious metabolic and endocrine imbalances because they don\u2019t test the correct labs!<\/p>\n

PCOS frequently causes increased risk of marked and abnormal weight gain, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome, early diabetes, and early onset of heart disease. Left undiagnosed, it can impair fertility, cause unexplained fatigue, and often leads to loss of self-esteem due to the weight gain and acne. Androgen excess\/insulin resistance, increased long-term risk for heart disease, stroke, uterine cancer, and depression.<\/p>\n

For decades, women were told that \u201cpolycystic ovary syndrome\u201d was about tiny cysts on their ovaries, irregular periods, and trouble getting pregnant. If you weren\u2019t trying to conceive, you were sent home with a shrug and maybe a prescription for birth control or an antidepressant. We now know that story is dangerously incomplete.<\/p>\n

PCOS\/PMOS is:<\/strong><\/p>\n