Woman, 23, facing menopause next year in 'race against the clock' after tragedy

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A young couple are now facing a 'race against the clock' after losing a baby girl on Mother's Day. Elsie Casey and her partner Callum Fishwick first went to the doctors in September 2021 after struggling to conceive naturally, LancsLive reports.

They found that 24-year-old Callum has a low-sperm count, whilst 23-year-old Elsie has low Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) levels, meaning she will go into early menopause.

The pair were offered IVF on the NHS and Elsie fell pregnant following the first round of treatment. But on Mother's Day this year, after a 'normal' 12-week scan, their 'miracle' baby Mollie passed away. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The couple, from Accrington, now face a race against time as Elsie could go into menopause as soon as next year.

Elsie said the pair felt positive when first offered the IVF treatment. "We had numerous tests with the NHS, with our doctors at the local hospitals and they all had to be done before we set off for funding", she said. "As soon as the funding was sent and the clinic contacted us, we went for it straight away." However, the Aldi worker's ovaries weren't responding to the medication, meaning she only ended up with one, good quality embryo.