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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Laura Hampson

Woman diagnosed with menopause by dentist after GP ‘ignored’ symptoms for years

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A woman has said she was diagnosed with menopause by her dentist after she was “ignored” by her doctors for “years”.

Speaking in an interview with model Penny Lancaster on Monday, during a meeting in parliament, the woman named only as Lucinda said it took her nine years to be prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT).

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