**2. Experimental Section**

## *2.1. Theoretical Framework*

Feminist poststructuralism was used as the guiding methodology [27–32] as it provided a way to understand how experiences were personally, socially and institutionally constructed through different subject positions. A feminist poststructuralist methodology allowed us to look for moments of negotiation to understand how different beliefs, values, and practices were constructed through relations of power between people [27–32]. The concept of subjectivity enabled us to examine how participants felt in relation to others (health professionals, family or peers). The concept of agency guided our analysis to consider how all individuals have power and therefore the potential to control their lives and make change [27–32]. Feminist poststructuralist methodology is based on the belief that participants are the primary experts of their experiences, and therefore are credible sources of data who are self-reflexive, conscious of their own locations (social, historical, gendered, cultural, racial, sexual), able to question, challenge, and possibly change their own circumstances. They also have the potential to recognize the oppressive nature of social structures, stereotypes, and ideologies. The study employed the Standards for Reporting Qualitative Research (SRQR) [33].
