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Ovarian cancer and menopause at 19 mean I can't have kids, but it's changed me for the better
Enlli froze seven eggs before having chemotherapy for stage 3 ovarian cancer
When Enlli Thompson's periods changed and she began experiencing excruciating pain at 19, she was told by doctors there was nothing wrong.
Her stomach issues and headaches were blamed on a bug or a urinary infection - even anxiety.
It was only after Enlli had further tests when a scan showed a cyst in her pelvis that the teenager from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was given the devastating news she had ovarian cancer.
She would need a full hysterectomy to remove her womb, which would put her into immediate menopause, and means she is not able to have children.
But Enlli said her life had changed for the better.
"I used to be quiet and shy, but now I feel like I'm in a really good place," she said.
Since entering surgical menopause, Enlli experiences symptoms including hot flushes, brain fog, joint and muscle pain and fatigue
"My periods were changing, I was experiencing severe pain, but I was still being told I was fine," she said.
She described being "completely at a loss" and felt like she was "losing the plot".