Emily Courtney, 32, felt ignored by doctors who dismissed her concerns over her premature menopause.
Emily Courtney said there needs to be more support and education around premature menopause in mums with young childrenA woman who went into early menopause after the birth of her twins says more support is needed for mums of young children going through the process.
The health visitor, whose own mum started going through menopause aged 30, has now set up a group, Mothering and the Menopause, to support other mums like her.Tests determined Ms Courtney would definitely have early menopause and would be unlikely to get pregnant "I was not ovulating and decided, based on family history, I didn't want to hang around, so I went to a specialist doctor and she gave me Clomid, which is used for ovulation stimulation, and HRT to perk my mood up."
"When you have young children they are your priority. You're the bottom of the pile so it's been really hard trying to figure out what's normal and what's not." British Menopause Society accredited specialist, Hazel Hayden, explained that these women have a five to 10% chance of conceiving naturally and in 90% of women there is no cause for POI.Ms Courtney is now making changes to her every day life, including completely giving up coffee and going on sertraline - which increases the mood-enhancing chemical serotonin in your brain - to stabilise her mood.
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