She was only 44 when she went into early menopause: 'It felt like I fell off a cliff'

Ming Rodrigues began having hot flushes and irregular menstruation at the age of 42. She menopaused two years later, and suffered from insomnia, brain fog and mood swings for seven years until she went on hormone replacement therapy. She is one of 5 per cent of women who experience early menopause.