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In what comes as a shocking incident, a 21-year-old was advised that getting pregnant will relieve her from extreme period pain. Grace Almey, from Scunthorpe, Licolnshire, has always struggled with excruciating pain during her periods. It got so bad that sometimes it would last for three weeks straight. Despite trying multiple things - doctors and contraceptives - nothing made her situation better.

Often, her condition was discarded by doctors as sensitivity. While speaking to Express.co.uk, she said, "From the get go, I had really heavy periods and they were really painful. Sometimes they'd last for three weeks. My mum kept taking me to the doctors but at that age they just said it would settle."

She further explained how when she was 15, she was told that there is not much can be done. "Normally we'd tell women to have a baby," Grace was told. She also explained, "One said 'we know you are young but if you decide to have a baby that does help'. It's bad narrative that having a baby will solve gynaecological issues."

Earlier this year, things got a little extreme for her. She developed back pain, gastrointestinal issues, and hair loss. Doctors, however, still could not figure out what was wrong. Eventually, she underwent a laparoscopy, as experts believed she may have endometriosis. Following this it was revealed that she had adenomyosis - a condition where the womb lining grows into the muscle wall. "He said we didn't find any endometriosis."

Grace explained. "I was absolutely heartbroken. I wanted validation for my pain. Then he said we think you have a condition called adenomyosis."

When diagnosed with her condition, she was advised to ger hysterectomy done. This is a procedure for the removal of womb. This also implied that she would stop having periods and would not be able to conceive. "I've got to live with this until I'm willing to have a hysterectomy," she explained.

After going through so much, Grace is trying to take each day as it comes and exploring holistic methods to cope. She has limited her diet and trying to eat as healthy as possible.

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