Theme 4: reproductive healthcare and decision-making
| Reproductive health decision-making | “Um, I don’t really know…I trust in what most doctors tell me … I trust their knowledge.” (20–25) “Well, my rheumatologist should be in charge of that…um, my disease, if I’m in remission or not, etc.” (25–30) “The rheumatologist only told me that when I wanted to, when I started planning, that I should tell her, for her to start thinking about what changes to make, but that we would do it together. I mean, that I had to tell her when I started looking and she would guide me.” (30–35) |
| Mutidisciplinary care | “I think that’s very important, because both the gynecologist and the rheumatologist work hand in hand and explain things and tell you ‘you know what, you’re doing great,’ ‘you know what, this is wrong,’ I think it’s a very positive way to do things for you as a patient…the way they’re caring for me and that makes me feel safe … I feel comfortable this way, the rheumatologist and the gynecologist, I’m also seeing a nutritionists and things like that, but yeah, the psychologist is also very good.” (R30–35) “Hundred percent a gynecologist, right? Working hand in hand with the rheumatologist.” (30–35) |