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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

'Probably Just Hormones': Women's Illnesses Going Undiagnosed

Helen McLaughlin says she was suffering so much that she would burn herself with a hot bottle "just because that was a nicer pain than the one that I was in".

But when her medical scans kept coming back clear, the doctors in London made her feel like "there's nothing wrong with me -- it's in your head."

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