Mum was told 'to double HRT' as incurable disease mistaken for menopause

Mum was told 'to double HRT' as incurable disease mistaken for menopause View 3 Images

A mother-of-five who was told to double her hormone replacement therapy (HRT) treatment after her incurable cancer symptoms were mistaken for perimenopause has said her diagnosis still feels like “a dream”. Crystal Portsmouth, 50, from Wiltshire, had suffered chronic anaemia, painful periods and exhaustion for years, but said she was told by her GP this was due to fibroids – non-cancerous growths in or around the womb.

The social care practitioner was told to try the Mirena coil to alleviate the heavy bleeding during her periods, and was prescribed iron tablets for anaemia, but her symptoms persisted and the coil caused urinary tract infections (UTIs). After the coil was removed, Crystal said her GP