Scots woman dismissed as 'dramatic about period pain' discovers she has 'orange-sized' tumour

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A young Scots woman claims doctors dismissed her as being 'over-dramatic about period pains' until they discovered a tumour the size of an orange.Retail manager Caitlin Simpson grew concerned when she noticed significant changes in her menstrual cycle after taking the morning-after pill in May 2021.

The 23-year-old said she was repeatedly dismissed by doctors who told her her symptoms were 'normal' - until an abdominal scan uncovered a 1.2cm cyst on her left ovary.Caitlin, who lives in Kirkcaldy, Fife, was told the cyst would go away on its own and to return for a check-up in three months - but claims the follow-up appointment never came through.

Two years later, the jewellery shop manager began experiencing intense pain on her left side and was urgently referred to gynaecology for an emergency scan.Further testing revealed that Caitlin's small cyst was now the size of an orange and was classified as a tumour, which she was warned could have turned cancerous if left untreated.

In July, Caitlin underwent an operation to remove the six-centimetre mass - and doctors were forced to cut out her ovary and fallopian tube after the tumour had latched itself onto the areas. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Caitlin believes the mass may have been caused by taking the morning-after pill alongside the combined contraceptive pill three years ago as she says the symptoms began right after that.Caitlin said: "It was all very terrifying.