Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: The impact of thyroid -stimulating hormone levels in euthyroid women on intrauterine 
insemination outcome  
 
Version: 1 Date: 21 Jan 2018  
 
Reviewer: Loes Monen  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
Dear authors,  
 
 
 
Congratulations on your interesting manuscript. I have some minor recommendations.  
 
 
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line 4: is it standard protocol to combine with gonadotropic ovarian stimulation? Needs 
explaining.  
 
line 44: only husband 's sperm no unmarried couples?  
 
 
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line 35: no statistical difference, reads as if there were less smokers in the high TSH group, but 
there is no difference.  
 
line 37: no statistical difference in sperm -quality parameters, but TPMS has a p -value of 0.06. 
Needs to be discussed in discussion  
 
 
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line 11: juste state 'multiple pregnancies'  
 
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poor quality  
 
information between brackets can not be re ad 
 
 
Are the methods appropriate and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Does the work include the necessary controls?  
If not, please specify which controls are required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data sh own?  
If not, please explain in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
Are you able to assess any statistics in the manus cript or would you recommend an 
additional statistical review?  
If an additional statistical review is recommended, please speci fy what aspects require further 
assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
I recommend additional statistical review  
 
Quality of written English  
Please indicate the quality of language in the manuscr ipt: 
 
Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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