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Women’s health specialist Kate Pleace says it was hard to come to terms with early menopause.

They’ll be okay - after all, they have each other, and the play sends an important message about the importance of family ties.

Anna Timson, 38, from Warwick, West Midlands, started noticing irregular periods and hot flushes when she was studying for her A-Levels, and was officially diagnosed aged 21.

For a teenager, it was an unexpected and shocking diagnosis: blood tests and an ultrasound confirmed that, at 13, Hayley Cockman had gone into premature menopause. Her periods had stopped within a year of starting, and then symptoms such as night sweats, hot flushes and poor concentration kicked in. At school, Id be sitting in class, having a hot flush and thinking, Whats going on? I didnt have a clue, says Hayley.  For a teenager, it was an unexpected and shocking diagnosis: blood tests and a...