Louisa Hussey, a charity worker from Didsbury, experienced early menopause at age 36, leading to emotional distress and fertility challenges. She bravely navigated through the initial shock, grief, and depression before opting for IVF treatment, ultimately welcoming her daughter, Imogen, in 2017. Now, Louisa uses her experience to raise awareness about early menopause symptoms and empowers businesses to support colleagues experiencing similar challenges.
When Louisa Hussey realised she couldn’t ride Metrolink trams because of her heightened sense of smell, she thought she was just stressed. It was one of many strange symptoms the charity worker had been experiencing – ranging from dry eyes to itchy skin – but she put them all down to tiredness. However alarm bells started to ring when Louisa, from Didsbury, found herself struggling to get pregnant in her 30s.
Further tests revealed Louisa was experiencing the early menopause and she would not be able to have children. Louisa, who was just 36-years-old at the time, can recall the moment she was given the devastating news. It was a huge shock, she told the Manchester Evening News. It was almost disbelief and utter heartbreak. I remember crying in the doctor’s room. I had to go off sick from work at a cancer charity. I was massively grieving for the loss of what I thought was going to happen. It was traumatic. They gave me the news in quite a careless way. I became depressed and couldn’t work without crying. Louisa decided to explore the possibility of IVF and welcomed her daughter Imogen in January 2017. The mum-of-one is now keen to raise awareness of the lesser-known symptoms of the early menopause – saying not every woman experiences just hot flushes. If I trace it back, my symptoms started at about 32, Louisa added. My periods were very light and my cycle was around 19 days. They were very frequent but very light. I also had excruciating breast pain and night sweats. Those are the two main things I remember. You just don’t talk about it because everyone’s boobs get sore on their period. I was pretty miserable. Louisa has since used her own experience to become a menopause coach, providing businesses with information on how to support colleagues going through menopause or perimenopause. The mum-of-one has since been placed on HRT treatment, saying it has helped alleviate some of her symptoms. It doesn’t solve everything, she said
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