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Table 2 Diagnostic characteristics of interview participants

From: What can be done to improve polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) healthcare? Insights from semi-structured interviews with women in Canada

Participant (pseudonym)

Age

Length of time since diagnosis

Diagnosing physician*

Number of physicians seen before attaining diagnosis

Length of time seeking diagnosis

Sally

30

1 month

Gynecologist

2

2 years

Melissa

34

1 year

RE

3

3 months

Mei

18

1 year

Pediatric gynecologist

3

2.5 years

Melanie

25

2 months

GP

2

3 months

Lily

18

1 year

Gynecologist

2

3 months

Lizzie

27

10 years

Pediatrician

2

4 years

Pam

28

6 months

Gynecologist

2

2 weeks

Josie

27

2 years

Gynecologist

2

10 years

Zara

24

2 years

Ob-Gyn

2

4 months

Abigail

31

2 years

Ob-Gyn

2

1 year

Brianna

21

5 years

Pediatric gynecologist

2

1 year

Fiona

31

5 years

Endocrinologist

2

4 years

Eileen

47

21 years

GP

1

6 months

Divya

22

2 months

Gynecologist

2

4 years

Mary

27

5 months

Endocrinologist

2

9 months

Bianca

36

5 years

GP

1

3 months

Jamila

26

1 year

GP

3

10 years

Holly

29

7 years

GP

1

1.25 years

Margaret

33

9 months

GP

4

10 years

Vanessa

63

43 years

GP

1

2 weeks

Rita

38

2 months

Fertility specialist

5

5 years

Patricia

29

8 years

GP

2

2 years

Lucy

47

14 years

Endocrinologist

6

10 years

Emma

29

5 years

GP

1

4.5 years

Josephine

32

3 years

Fertility specialist

2

3 months

  1. *GP: General practitioner, RE: reproductive endocrinologist, Ob-Gyn: obstetrician gynecologist