PMOS care between appointments, with IDEA Clinics
Your doctor’s plan, with you between visits
Your doctor at IDEA Clinics makes your plan. Roopa brings it to you each day, in your language, and brings your days back to your doctor before your next visit.
Now in a small pilot with the first 10 patients at IDEA Clinics, Hyderabad.
Your doctor plans. Roopa carries it home. Your doctor sees how it went.
Three steps. Your doctor decides everything medical.
Your doctor makes your plan
Goals, medicines if you need them, and the daily habits to work on, all decided at your consultation.
Roopa carries it home
Each morning, one WhatsApp message. Tap it and your check-in opens in your browser. Nothing to install.
Your doctor sees how it went
Your answers go back to your doctor, so your next visit starts from what actually happened, not from memory.
About 20 seconds, most days
No logging, no diet charts to fill in. Just a quick check-in that follows your plan.
Same as yesterday? One tap.
Yesterday’s answers are already there. If nothing changed, you’re done.
Something changed? A few quick questions.
Mood, sleep, food, movement, and anything bothering you. Your medicine is asked about only if your doctor prescribed one.
Something feels wrong? Your doctor’s guidance, straight away.
Answers approved by your doctor, and a clear way to reach the clinic if it can’t wait.
Your period, when it comes.
Log it with one tap. While it lasts, the check-in asks about flow and pain, because that helps your doctor see if the plan is working.
PCOS has a new name: PMOS
It’s the same condition, sometimes called PCOD. In May 2026, doctors, researchers and women living with it around the world agreed on a name that describes it properly.
Polyendocrine
Several of your hormones are involved, not just one.
Metabolic
It affects how your body uses sugar and stores fat, often through insulin resistance.
Ovarian
It still affects your ovaries and your periods.
Syndrome
A set of signs that show up together, which is why it looks different in every woman.
Why the old name was wrong. “Polycystic ovary” made it sound like a problem of cysts. Many women with it have no cysts at all, and the “cysts” are really eggs that weren’t released.
Why “metabolic” matters to you. PMOS is about more than periods. Over time it can raise the risk of type 2 diabetes and heart problems. That’s why your plan may include food, movement and sleep, and why your doctor may check your sugar and cholesterol.
Source: Teede et al., The Lancet, May 2026. Reviewed by [doctor’s name, IDEA Clinics].
PMOS looks different in every woman
Irregular periods for one, facial hair for another, weight and sugar for a third. Your care at IDEA Clinics may involve more than one specialist, so Roopa sends each question to the right person.
Endocrinologist
Sugar, weight, energy, cravings
Gynaecologist
Periods, the pill, fertility
Dermatologist
Skin, acne, facial hair, hair fall
Nutritionist
Your food plan, built around the meals you already eat
From your consultation to your review
Three months, then a review with your doctor that starts from everything that happened.
Consultation day
Your doctor sets your plan. A short hand-off with the care coordinator. That evening, Roopa sends it to you in your language.
Every day
One WhatsApp message. Tap it, check in in about 20 seconds, ask anything.
When your period comes
Log it with one tap. Your check-in asks about flow and pain until it ends.
Months 1 and 2
Your numbers next to where you started, and a short note from your doctor.
Month 3 review
Repeat tests, then an appointment where your doctor can already see the three months.
The things women ask
About the new name
Is PMOS the same as PCOS or PCOD?
Yes. It’s the same condition with a new name, agreed in May 2026 by doctors, researchers and women living with it around the world.
Does the new name change my treatment?
No. How it’s diagnosed and treated stays the same. Doctors are switching to the new name over the next few years, so you may hear both for a while.
Why does “metabolic” matter if I came in about my periods?
Because PMOS affects how your body handles sugar and fat, not only your periods. Looking after that now lowers your long-term risk of diabetes and heart problems, and often helps your periods and skin too.
Do I have cysts?
Many women with PMOS don’t. What shows on a scan as “cysts” are usually eggs that paused before being released. They are not tumours and don’t need surgery.
About living with PMOS
Can I have children?
Most women with PMOS do. It’s one of the most treatable causes of difficulty conceiving; some women conceive with the help of medicines. Your gynaecologist will guide this.
Will it go away after marriage or a baby?
PMOS is lifelong, but it can become very quiet with the right habits and treatment. Pregnancy needs a little extra care, which your doctor will plan.
Will the tablets harm my fertility? Are they forever?
No, and no. The tablets manage symptoms while you build habits, and your doctor reviews them every three months.
I eat very little and still gain weight. Is that my fault?
No. PMOS makes your body resist insulin, so it stores more. Building muscle and cutting refined carbs usually works better than eating less, and the scale moves slowly at first.
Can I continue Ayurveda?
Tell your doctor what you take; most can continue alongside. Roopa won’t replace your doctor’s monitoring with any programme.
About Roopa
Who sees my answers?
Only your care team at IDEA Clinics: your doctors, your nutritionist and the care coordinator. Nobody else. See our privacy and consent page.
Do I need to download an app?
No. The daily message comes on WhatsApp, and the check-in opens in your phone’s browser.
Medical answers reviewed by [doctor’s name, IDEA Clinics], [date].
Five people, one plan
The pilot is deliberately small. This is everyone involved in your care.
Your doctor
Decides everything medical. Their name is on every medical answer.
Your nutritionist
Builds your food plan around the meals you already eat.
Care coordinator
Sets you up, books your tests, and is who you call if something is wrong.
Roopa
Carries your plan each day and takes your questions to the right person.
You
Check in, log your period when it comes, ask what you need to.
What Roopa is not
Not a doctor
Roopa doesn’t diagnose or treat. Anything about your medicines, tests or symptoms is answered by your doctor, with their name on it.
Not a separate programme
No diet charts or calorie targets from us. Food advice comes from your clinic’s nutritionist, as part of your doctor’s plan.
Not another app to install
The message comes on WhatsApp and the check-in opens in your browser. There’s nothing to download.
Starting with IDEA Clinics
Roopa is being piloted with the first 10 patients at IDEA Clinics, Hyderabad. Enrolment happens at your consultation, and your care coordinator sets it up. For pricing, message us on WhatsApp and we’ll tell you before anything starts.