Table 3.

Codes, subcategories, and main categories extracted from the analysis of interviews

Code	Subcategory	Main category
Feeling anxious and depressed due to acnes Losing selfconfidence after hair loss Feeling ashamed about physical appearance	Psychological experiences related to hirsutism, alopecia, and acne	Psychological experiences related to disease symptoms
Feeling ashamed in buying clothes Loss of selfconfidence and isolation Feeling inferior to others Feeling worthless in the society	Psychological experiences related to obesity
Concern, anxiety and depression after menstrual irregularities Feeling disappointed about menstrual irregularities	Psychological experiences related to menstrual disorders
Fear of permanent complications, such as infertility Fearing infertility stigma Feeling depressed and loss of selfconfidence about infertility	Psychological experiences related to infertility	Psychological experiences related to disease complications
Fear of side effects, such as diabetes and high blood pressure Fear of cancers, such as breast and endometrial cancers	Psychological experiences related to disease progression
Tiredness about the long course of treatment Concern about return of the disease Disappointment about affectability of the treatment	Psychological experiences related to prolongation of the treatment and uncertain fate of the disease	Psychological experiences related to treatment of the disease
Concern about obesity after hormonal treatment Concern about severity of the disease after hormonal treatment Concern about infertility after taking oral contraceptive pills	Psychological experiences related to the complications of the medical treatment