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Jane Goldsmith is buying some OTC ibuprofen and paracetamol.

"They’re for Lauren," she tells technician Vicky. "I don’t know what is going on with her, but she gets these terrible headaches. At first I thought she was just trying to get out of school, but she seems in genuine pain and the way she goes and lies down with the curtains drawn, it’s like she has a migraine. It seems to happen whenever her period is due."

"She’s not on the pill or anything like that, is she?” asks Vicky.

"Gosh no, she’s only 14!" replies Janet. "She was a late starter too. I’m sure it will settle down in time. She’s just being a bit rubbish with the whole periods thing."

"I’m not sure that’s the case," says Vicky. "I think there may be something else going on here."