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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Molly Powell

‘My painful and irregular periods were dismissed for a decade before PCOS diagnosis’

Olivia struggled with PCOS for most of her young adult life and says her symptoms were dismissed by medics - (Collect/PA Real Life)

A woman who endured a decade of debilitating menstrual pain and irregular periods has revealed how doctors repeatedly dismissed her symptoms before she was finally diagnosed with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Olivia Ferro, 26, from Chicago, United States of America, began experiencing severe stomach pains around her periods at age 14. Her concerns were initially brushed off as "hormone changes" by medical professionals.

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