20 July 2024 - BBC News
Updated 9 hours ago
A woman who was put into a chemical menopause at 20 years old due to undiagnosed endometriosis said she would not wish her experience on anyone.
Emma Williams-Tully, 39, from Wrexham started getting extremely heavy periods aged 10.
Despite going "back and forth" to various health professionals, endometriosis was not mentioned for another decade.
The Welsh government admitted improvements were needed to both endometriosis and menopause care in Wales.
For Emma, the endometriosis diagnostic process took a further 11 years, during which she was treated with a chemical injection called Prostap to manage symptoms.
"As far as the pain and bleeding went, it was amazing. But the menopausal symptoms, physically and emotionally, was hell on earth," she said.
She suffered with depression, hair loss, fatigue, brain fog and hot flushes.
"I didn't feel like a 20-year-old anymore, I felt like an old woman."
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