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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Miyo Padi

Young mother is forced into early menopause at 32 after postponing her smear test for six months

A dental hygienist forced into early menopause by cervical cancer treatment at just 32 felt isolated from friends and feared for her sanity, saying “no one really understood” what she was going through.

Mum-of-one Sophie Davies, 33, was diagnosed with cervical cancer at her second ever smear test when she was just 29 in late 2017, after putting the appointment off for six months, due to her pregnancy.

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