Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) wata cuta ce ta hormone mai daɗewa kuma ruwan dare. Ƙwayayen haihuwa (ovaries) ba sa fitar da ƙwai kowane wata, kuma jiki sau da yawa yana samar da sinadaran hormone na maza (androgens) fiye da yadda aka saba, kuma ba ya amsa insulin da kyau. Wannan haɗin ne ke bayyana yawancin alamomin.
Hukumar Lafiya ta Duniya (WHO) ta ƙiyasta cewa tana shafar 10 zuwa 13% na mata masu shekarun haihuwa, kuma har zuwa 70% daga cikinsu ba su san suna da ita ba.
A watan Mayu 2026, wata ƙungiyar likitoci da marasa lafiya ta ƙasashen duniya ta amince da sabon suna: polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), wato cutar ƙwayayen haihuwa da ta shafi hormones da dama da sarrafa kuzari a jiki. Tsohon sunan ya nuna kamar matsalar ƙulle-ƙulle (cysts) ce a kan ƙwayayen haihuwa, amma mata da yawa masu wannan cuta ba su da ƙulle-ƙulle, kuma tana shafar hormones, sarrafa kuzari (metabolism), fata da yanayin rai ma. Hukumar lafiya ta Birtaniya (NHS) da jagorar ƙasa da ƙasa yanzu suna amfani da PMOS; PCOS har yanzu ita ce sunan da yawancin mutane suka sani.
PCOS ko PCOD? “PCOD” (polycystic ovarian disease) kalma ce da aka fi amfani da ita a Indiya. Wasu shafukan intanet suna kwatanta ta a matsayin cuta daban mai sauƙi, amma babu wata cuta daban da aka amince da ita a ƙasashen duniya: jagororin likitoci suna amfani da PCOS, wadda yanzu ake kira PMOS.



