Ethics

The purpose of the study, course of the interviews, registration, rules of anonymisation and confidentiality were recapped to the women before they began an interview. We recorded their responses while respecting the women’s’ anonymity and the possibility of talking about intimate matters. The protocol was approved by the research board of DUMG-Montpellier University (Montpellier, France). The French Ethical Research Committee deemed approval unnecessary because of the nonpharmaceutical biomedical research nature of this work (article L. 1123-7 du code de la santé publique).

Participants were informed that they could interrupt the interview and withdraw from the study at any time. Each woman confirmed by oral agreement to participate. A written document was then signed by the woman and the researcher.