Facilitating and inhibiting factors related to treatment adherence in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A qualitative study

Bazarganipour, Fatemeh; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran; Taghavi, Seyed Abdolvahab; Fertility and Infertility Research Center, Hormozgan University of Medical Sciences, Bandar Abbas, Iran; Allan, Helen; Centre for Critical Research in Nursing and Midwifery, School of Health and Education, Middlesex University, London, England; Hosseini, Nazafarin; Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Yasuj University of Medical Sciences, Yasuj, Iran

doi:10.29252/ijrm.15.9.553

Facilitating and inhibiting factors related to treatment adherence in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A qualitative study

Background: Adherence issues in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients have not been examined thoroughly. Patients report prolonged periods of treatment and side effects of the drug as the most common reason for withdrawal from treatment. To improve the effective management of PCOS patients, i…