Table 1. Embase search strategy.

Search 1: Menstrual	(menstruation or menarche or menstrual period or menstru* or menses or catamenia or menarche).ab,kw,ti.
Search 2: Experience	(social behavior or experience or comprehension or knowledge or comprehen* or attitud* or practice* or experienc* or perception* or understand* or challenge* or barrier or facilitat* or impact or affect or effect).ab,kw,ti.
Search 3: Qualitative Research Method	(qualitative research or interview or qualitative* or focus group* or focus-group* or interview* or semi-structured interview* or unstructured interview* or thematic analys* or ethnograph* or grounded theory or narrative or interpretive or discourse analys* or content analys* or framework analys* or interpetiv* or interpretativ* or phenomeno* or mixed-method* or mixed method*).ab,kw,ti.
Search 4: Final	1 AND 2 AND 3

ab = abstract, kw = keywords, ti = title.