Young Woman Experiences Four-Month Menstrual Cycle

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Izzy Hawksworth, a 21-year-old woman from the UK, has described how her constant, intense periods are ruining her life. Her outer-normal periods are accompanied by serious cramps and bloating, lasting anything from five days to repeated months. All types of contraception attempted to regulate her menstrual cycles have made her ill. Doctors can find no signs of diseases such as endometriosis or adenomyosis, often associated with heavy periods, or pelvic congestion syndrome or uterine arteriovenous formations. This has left Izzy feeling isolated and scared for her future fertility. Various treatments over the years have provided no relief and she initially struggled to get a referral to a gynecologist. Existing management strategies are reliant on finding a suitable form of contraception. Izzy’s experiences align with increasing calls to address the “unacceptable normalisation of heavy and painful periods,” with many women dismissed or undertreated.

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