Mirena

The only treatment offered to her was a Mirena coil, and she now feels she has been "put on the back burner" with no further medication.

Her thirst for creation and curiosity about new materials have propelled her to participate in various residencies and workshops, such as making paper pulp sculptures at Mirena Kim’s studio in Mid-City and learning glass casting in the Yucca Valley.

Eventually, Young decided to move to the Mirena coil, which is inserted into the uterus and releases the hormone progestogen to prevent pregnancy, and which can make periods lighter, shorter or stop entirely.

Adele has now given up bodybuilding - but she has also been put on HRT and a Mirena coil, which completely stops her monthly periods, to help her perimenopausal symptoms.

"Because I have the Mirena coil and my hormones feel stable, I'm not prepared to remove it to check if I'm having a bleed."