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PCOS affects an estimated 170 million women worldwide during their reproductive years, yet as many as 70% of those affected remain undiagnosed, according to the World Health Organization. Experts hope that will change following the condition鈥檚 recent renaming to Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS), a term they say better reflects its impact on the whole body, not just the ovaries. So what is it like to live with the condition?

Focus on Africa podcast host Nkechi Ogbonna spoke to 35-year-old Bianca Chenai from Zimbabwe and 25-year-old Ghanaian Juliana Naa Dede, who have been living with PMOS from a young age.