Being diagnosed with menopause as a teenager
If there was better training in the NHS, says Hayley Cockman, her voice may have been heard.
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If there was better training in the NHS, says Hayley Cockman, her voice may have been heard.
If there was better training in the NHS, says Hayley Cockman, her voice may have been heard.
If there was better training in the NHS, says Hayley Cockman, her voice may have been heard.
A 19-year-old cancer survivor who became reliant on opiods to control her pain when her symptoms were dismissed by her GP as 'teenage hormones' has told how she's now going through early menopause and wants more support for young women like her. Caitlin Wilde, 19, from Manchester, claims she was turned away from A&E twice and felt forced to turn to 'Dr Google' to discover why she suffered from bleeding gums, bruising, fatigue, hot sweats and bone pain. Eventually she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukaemia, a rare form of blood cancer, and admitted it was a 'relief' to know she 'wasn't cr...