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Kathryn’s PCOS and PMDD story
Kathryn was 11 when her period started and right from the start they were heavy, painful and very irregular. But it wasn’t until almost a decade later that Kathryn finally got diagnosed with PCOS. Whilst grappling with how to manage her symptoms, she started to notice that something else didn’t seem quite right. Armed with her trusted journal she approached her GP, who agreed that it appeared that Kathryn also suffers from PMDD.
Gaby’s PMDD Story
‘I felt like I was going up a hill - in a snowstorm’ - that is how Gaby describes life before she understood that she suffers from PMDD, and finally got the help she needed.
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