‘I went through the menopause before my mum did’
Dealing with menopause wasn’t how Emma, Soe-Myat and Elspeth had imagined their 20s. …
Her symptoms – which included ringing in her ears, anxiety, fatigue – came on suddenly, and were severe. Conversations about periods, fertility and menopause weren’t common when Soe-Myat was growing up, so she hadn’t learned what to expect. Her university friends, concerned about IUDs and the contraceptive pill, couldn’t relate to her experience.
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