Table 2. Study participants.

Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics	n = 32
Age (years)
26–35	n = 8
36–49	n = 21
50–60	n = 3
Education
Secondary education	n = 19
University education	n = 13
Children
No children	n = 7
Had children before the testing	n = 14
Had children after the testing	n = 11
Language
French	n = 28
Italian	n = 4
Living area
Urban	n = 18
Rural	n = 14
Marital status
Married	n = 26
Single	n = 3
Divorced	n = 2
In a relationship	n = 1
Years elapsed since genetic testing
3–6	n = 9
7–12	n = 23
Undertaken measures
Breast surveillance	n = 1
Breast + ovarian surveillance	n = 9
Prophylactic bilateral annexectomy + breast surveillance	n = 12
Prophylactic bilateral mastectomy + ovarian surveillance	n = 4
Prophylactic bilateral annexectomy + mastectomy	n = 6