JerMa88/BMC_Womens_Health_Peer_Reviews huggingface dataset:
Title: “The questions made me realize how many times I could have been saved and removed
from that situation”: The Experiences of Patients Attended to by Paramedics for Intimate Partner
Violence, and Actionable Implementations for Paramedicine
Version: 1 Date: 09 Feb 2025
Reviewer's report:
Overview: This study examined the experiences of IPV survivors who had encountered
paramedic services. Overall, the paper is very well done. It makes an important contribution to
the literature as this entry point into the health sector response has not been investigated before.
Further, the study's methodology was very rigorous. My comments below are all minor in nature.
Abstract: In the results section of the abstract, there is summary language which does not convey
information, especially for a non-medical audience.
a. What are basic and minimal paramedic services?
b. What are inadequate transitions into health care and community services?
c. What perpetrator dynamics and survivor dynamics are relevant here?
Background: First paragraph, the rational for implications affecting the general population is
unclear. Is it more accurate to focus the language on survivors in the community?
Interview Recruitment: First paragraph, how many persons responded to the survey invitation?
How many were eligible?
The rationale for not including analysis of free text boxes is not clear. It seems to add information
to the analysis while also minimizing the limitation of a somewhat restrictive  inclusion criteria.
De-identification is mentioned several times in the methods. All of those mentions could be
combined.
Title: Clinical effect of ultrasound-guided microwave ablation in the treatment of 60 patients
with non- puerperal mastitis
Version: 3 Date: 29 Apr 2024
Reviewer:  Gil Facina
Reviewer's report:
1. The condition described and treated is granulomatous mastitis. I consider it important to make
it clear in the title and text that this is GM.
2. The lesions had an average diameter of 83.63 mm. On page 5, line 105, it is described that
the effective length of the MWA needle is 15 mm, and the outer diameter is 16 G. I believe it is
interesting to also describe the length of this needle so that it could reach the lesion and allow
adequate treatment.
Title: Clinical effect of ultrasound-guided microwave ablation in the treatment of 60 patients
with non- puerperal mastitis
Version: 5 Date: 17 Apr 2025
Reviewer's report:
"PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
OBJECTIVE - Full research articles: is there a clear objective that addresses one or several
testable research questions? (Brief or other article types: is there a clear objective?)
No - there are major issues
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
Yes - the approach is appropriate
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
Yes - experiments and analyses were performed appropriately
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes - appropriate statistical analyses have been used in the study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
No - there are major issues
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Has the author addressed your concerns sufficiently
for you to now recommend the work as a technically sound contribution? If not, can further
revisions be made to make the work technically sound?
Maybe - with major revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: The authors have addressed a number of the revisions recommended
in the previous review.
I congratulate the authors to address some of the suggestions, such as providing a good summary
of the alternative treatment options for mastitis.  Nevertheless, they have not provided a good
explanation of the mechanism of action to explain how MWA would treat mastitis, nor they
have explained how they formed their hypothesis. The usage of the sentence “Although MWA
technology has the advantages of less trauma, quick recovery, and improved immunity in
patients, its use in the treatment of NPM is rarely reported” does not describe the scientific basis
to advocate the use of MWA to treat mastitis.”   The Discussion also remains quite superficial
in explaining these facts.  Based on conventional knowledge, creating more tissue damage with
heat energy could increase the risk of infection. The authors have failed to provide a scientific
explanation about how MWA would help treat this condition. I also still find the language
of the manuscript quite informal. Furthermore, the ultrasound images would have been more
illustrative if they included images showing the ablation done as the intraoperative image.
My review of the literature identified the following publication similar to the authors’s study:
Ultrasound-guided microwave ablation for the treatment of idiopathic granulomatous mastitis:
comparison with surgical excision bu Li H and associates in MBC Womens Health in 2024.
I suggest the authors to study it carefully and use it to describe their background.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
Please see my comments above"
Title: Alternative healthy eating index may predict a reduced odd of endometriosis: Results
from a case-control study
Version: 1 Date: 28 Nov 2024
Reviewer:  Yuquan Chen
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript "Alternative healthy eating index may predict a reduced odd of endometriosis:
Results from a case-control study" explores the association between adherence to the Alternative
Healthy Eating Index (AHEI) and the likelihood of developing endometriosis. The study is
commendable for its timely focus on dietary impacts on a chronic condition affecting women's
reproductive health and employs a robust case-control methodology. However, the manuscript
has significant issues in clarity, methodological transparency, and interpretation of results. These
gaps reduce the credibility of the findings and warrant major revisions before it can be considered
for publication.
The manuscript lacks clarity on why specific confounding variables, such as physical activity,
were excluded from adjustment in some regression models. Including all relevant variables
would enhance the validity of the results. Tables 1 through 4 are difficult to interpret due to
insufficient labeling and inconsistent units of measurement. For example, it is unclear whether
the intake of sodium was evaluated per serving or per day. The tables should be revised for
better reader comprehension. While the authors calculated adjusted odds ratios, they did not
provide justification for using logistic regression without testing multicollinearity among dietary
components like sodium and trans fats, which are interdependent.
The manuscript does not explain why two AHEI components, wine and long-chain omega-3
fatty acids, were omitted, nor does it discuss the potential impact of these omissions on the
results. The study reports a surprising positive association between whole grain intake and
endometriosis odds, inconsistent with established literature. The authors should provide a more
detailed discussion of possible confounders or errors leading to this finding. Although the
manuscript discusses possible mechanisms, such as inflammation and hormonal modulation,
these explanations are generic and not supported by direct evidence from the study's data. This
section should be strengthened with more focused, data-backed interpretations.
Dietary recall using an FFQ is prone to bias, particularly in case-control studies. While the
authors acknowledge this limitation, they should provide more concrete steps taken to mitigate
bias, such as blinding or verification methods. The demographic section does not sufficiently
address the socioeconomic variability of the sample, such as education and income levels,
which could influence dietary patterns. This section should be expanded to provide a more
comprehensive view of the participant population.
Given the substantive issues identified, I recommend a major revision to address these critical
gaps. A clearer presentation of data, methodological transparency, and deeper exploration of
contradictory findings are essential to enhance the manuscript’s scientific contribution.
Title: Alternative healthy eating index may predict a reduced odd of endometriosis: Results
from a case-control study
Version: 1 Date: 29 Nov 2024
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for giving me the opportunity to review this interesting study "Alternative healthy
eating index may predict a reduced odd of endometriosis".
However, I have some comments and recommendations:
Comments:
Title: - Is appropriate for the content of the article.
Abstract:- Represents a suitable summary of the work.
Article content:- The methods and results have been well explained.
Conclusions:- Are justified on the basis of the study.
Recommendations:
References:- Stick to the format of the journal.
General:- Revise language, grammar and syntax.
Title: Alternative healthy eating index may predict a reduced odd of endometriosis: Results
from a case-control study
Version: 1 Date: 19 Dec 2024
Reviewer's report:
This is an interesting article focusing on an important  subject of diet and endometriosis. The
authors sought to explore the correlation between  alternative healthy eating index (AHEI) and
occurrence of endometriosis. They used a case controlled study design and were able to predict
a reduced odds of endometrioses with healthy diets rich in vegetables  ,fruits  and legumes.
The abstract is very representative of the manuscript and well written.
The introduction, methods, results , discussion and conclusion are all clearly done. This  article
will be a useful contribution to the literature in this field and I recommend it is accepted for
publication.
Title: Alternative healthy eating index may predict a reduced odd of endometriosis: Results
from a case-control study
Version: 1 Date: 23 Dec 2024
Reviewer:  Ebenezer Senu
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript title "Alternative healthy eating index may predict a reduced odd of
endometriosis: Results from a case-control study" will add knowledge to the scientific literature
"This research endeavor sought to scrutinize the correlation between dietary alternative healthy
eating index, AHEI, and the likelihood of experiencing endometriosis among women in Iran"
but there is no correlation data in the results. Authors should use the appropriate words.
In methodology "Study design, population and exposure/outcome assessment" should be further
separated into sub headings
Table 1:  for categorical variables, authors should present frequencies and percentages.
For all tables and results, p-values which are 0.00 should be presented as < 0.001
Overall this manuscript is well written.
Title: Taking Menstruation Health and Hygiene Seriously: A Qualitative Exploration of the
Challenges and Facility Requirements of Female Adolescent Athletes in Bangladesh
Version: 2 Date: 18 Feb 2025
Reviewer's report:
In background line 10, the reference numbers are written separately; this should be corrected.
Methods:
The description of multiple stages of sampling could be more detailed for a better understanding.
Finding:
In Table 1, column 2, class nine in the education categories is mentioned twice; why?
Title: Taking Menstruation Health and Hygiene Seriously: A Qualitative Exploration of the
Challenges and Facility Requirements of Female Adolescent Athletes in Bangladesh
Version: 2 Date: 19 Feb 2025
Reviewer:  Imdadul Haque Talukdar
Reviewer's report:
Reviewer
Imdadul Haque Talukdar, PhD
Adjunct Assistant Professor (Psychology), Department of History and Philosophy, North South
University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Title of the reviewed manuscript: Taking Menstruation Health and Hygiene Seriously: A
Qualitative Exploration of the Challenges and Facility Requirements of Female Adolescent
Athletes in Bangladesh
Feedback to the authors:
Thanks for conducting the study on such a crucial issue in Bangladesh. Menstrual health of the
athletes, as per my knowledge, was very under-focused in academia. Thanks for raising this
topical issue. However, I have the following comments with a view to improve your manuscript:
Comment-01:
In the abstract and introduction, better to avoid such a strong term- “explore” in the part of study
objective. Rather, you can use “to increase the understanding” or so on.
Comment-02:
In the method part of the abstract, please write a sentence about data analysis method you used
in your study.
Comment-03:
In the background part (before the last paragraph), the statement- “the menstrual needs and
challenges of adolescent athletes have yet to be explored .(18, 19)” seems super conclusive.
Better using less researched or something like that..
Comment-04:
In the last paragraph of the background, it is requested to include- what we already know and
what we need to know is requested to clarify more here and then go for your research aim.
Comment-05:
In sub-section: Data Collection Procedure: Can you please include a sub-section titled-
“reflexibility statement”? It will make your data collection process more transparent, robust and
clarify the issues of confounders.
Comment-06:
In data analysis part: How the data got from FGD were analysed and incorporated in the common
research outcome? Please clarify.
Comment-07:
In section- Comparative analysis: A short textual narration is required for the readers as per your
perspectives out of the structured table only.
Comment-08:
Figure-02: Why this was not incorporated into the finding part? It should also have a narration
of development process (I mean how did you developed this conceptual visual framework and
connect it with your findings).
I believe that the suggestions I am providing here will be helpful to improve your manuscript.
Best wishes.
Title: Taking Menstruation Health and Hygiene Seriously: A Qualitative Exploration of the
Challenges and Facility Requirements of Female Adolescent Athletes in Bangladesh
Version: 2 Date: 27 Feb 2025
Reviewer's report:
This is a very well-organised manuscript aimed to explore the menstrual experiences, facility
requirements and challenges faced by adolescent female athletes in Bangladesh. My comments
are below:
- How did you confirm the age of the onset of their menstruation? By just asking them?
- The authors reported that they employed both deductive and inductive coding processes. Here,
I think it can be explained why they employed these both processes.
- The result section should be more organised based on the key objectives of the study. Each
section of the findings should mention the key themes and sub-themes at the beginning clearly
and then explain them with quotes.
- I would suggest making the findings clear especially for the facility requirements.
- I am not sure whether it is a good idea to use a figure in the discussion to explain the findings.
- I would strongly recommend providing the FGD and interview guides/checklists in the
supplementary file to make it transparent and also for the review process.
Title: The Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing Simplified Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy Approaches to Support Postpartum Mental Health and Address Associated Social
andBehavioral Barriers to Postpartum Family Planning in Amhara, Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Version: 1 Date: 18 Sep 2023
Reviewer:  Memory Munodawafa
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for this manuscript on an important topic about the feasibility and acceptability of
implementing simplified cognitive behavioral therapy approaches to support postpartum mental
health and address associated social and behavioral barriers to postpartum family planning in
Amhara, Ethiopia.
The topic refers to a feasibility and acceptability of implementing simplified cognitive
behavioural therapy approaches however the aspect of measuring the feasibility and
acceptability is not addressed in the research.
Introduction
Page 3 Paragraph 1
The introduction refers to unmet family planning needs and do not elaborate on what this entails.
It might be helpful to add more information on unmet family planning needs and what this means
through providing a definition for the concept and what it means and why it is a problem.
Page 3 paragraphs 2 and 3
Please revise this section as it difficult to follow, consider the logical flow of information that
you would like to present and elaborate on the concepts presented first by highlighting why they
are considered to be a problem.
Page 3 paragraph 3
A stronger link between the mental health needs and the challenges presented by unmet family
planning needs will be helpful.
Page 5 paragraph 2
It will be helpful to elaborate on the gains in FP that have been made and the unmet FP needs
that are being referred to.
Page 7 paragraph 2
It is not clear who the “six other healthcare actors” were and what their role was in the study,
please make this clearer
Page 8 results section
This section needs to be organised better by adding headings which divide the themes that came
up from your research. Please revise this section.
Page 8 paragraph 2
Please elaborate on what makes the married 16- to 17-year-old participants emancipated minors?
Page 8 paragraph 4
Please indicate which standardised screening tools were used to assess depression and anxiety
and what ranges came up from their scores.
Page 9 paragraph 2
This information needs to be moved up to paragraph 4 on page 8
Page 10 paragraph 2
Your results show that the family planning discussion with participants also included
psychoeducation however this is not mentioned when you describe the intervention.
Page 10 to page 13
The section seems to indicate an evaluation of the research which does not seem to be included
when describing the purpose of the study, the section needs to be organised better and the purpose
of the research needs to be included in the introduction of the paper and in your description of
the methods.
Page 14
The discussion refers to the feasibility and acceptability of the study which did not seem to be
covered in the results or methods, a stronger link needs to be made to the findings of the research
and what you used to assess acceptability and feasibility.
Title: The Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing Simplified Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy Approaches to Support Postpartum Mental Health and Address Associated Social
andBehavioral Barriers to Postpartum Family Planning in Amhara, Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Version: 2 Date: 23 Dec 2023
Reviewer's report:
The authors have effectively enhanced the quality of the manuscript. They have also improved
the writing  style used in the document, skillfully addressing all of my comments. The inclusion
of graphics in the paper is another aspect that I find commendable.
I suggest the authors should consider reducing the font size of the footnote in the manuscript
to ensure it occupies less space.
Title: The Feasibility and Acceptability of Implementing Simplified Cognitive Behavioral
Therapy Approaches to Support Postpartum Mental Health and Address Associated Social
andBehavioral Barriers to Postpartum Family Planning in Amhara, Ethiopia: A qualitative study
Version: 2 Date: 20 Jan 2024
Reviewer:  Memory Munodawafa
Reviewer's report:
The revised manuscript is reading well, the paragraphs have been organised better and the
information is easier to follow. The authors have included provided important contextual
information for the reader to understand the location of the study.
Title: Facilitating gynecological examination and long acting reversible contraception for
women with substance use disorder: A prospective cohort study
Version: 0 Date: 12 Aug 2024
Reviewer:  Jennie Yoost
Reviewer's report:
This article addresses the important topic of how to improve gynecologic services among women
with substance use disorder (SUD).  The manuscript is a prospective cohort study and contains
only descriptive data, but is insightful in that demonstrates high rates of pathology among
this vulnerable population.  I do believe this should be considered for publication, as  tailored
approaches to reproductive health have been shown to benefit at risk populations.  This has been
demonstrated with other vulnerable populations such as transgender individuals and adolescents.
Please consider the following revisions to improve the manuscript:
Line 137: Please comment on whether all contraceptives were offered at no cost, or whether
this only applied to LARC methods.  In this section it would be helpful to include what type of
contraception counseling was favored, such as tiered or patient-centered.
Line 212:  Please include the percentages here of abortion and sexual assault.
Line 237: There were 21 women that received no contraception.  The authors give reasons
for 10 of these patients.  Please included the number and percentage of women that declined
contraception and were not using any.  If applicable, in the Discussion the authors could expand
on this percentage and comment on how misconceptions and mistrust of contraception and
sexual health care may be higher in this population.
Table 3: Please address what you mean by "What was it like being accompanied to the
consultation?"  Was this by a nurse or another patient advocate?
Discussion:
The authors report that 4 of 23 women reported IUD insertion as "worse than expected".  They
describe provisions made for pain control for all patients.  However, I believe a limitation of this
article is not being able to evaluate how the prevalence of sexual assault may have impacted this
experience as well.  I would recommend that the authors include a comment of the importance
of trauma informed care.
The authors make a good argument for improved access to cervical cancer screening.  I would
recommend including the need for expanded access to HPV vaccination.
Title: Facilitating gynecological examination and long acting reversible contraception for
women with substance use disorder: A prospective cohort study
Version: 2 Date: 27 Oct 2024
Reviewer:  Divya Dethier
Reviewer's report:
This revised manuscript is much improved from the first version. I appreciate the authors taking
into consideration all of the comments from all of the reviewers.
The discussion section is still lengthy and could be shortened. Otherwise I have no major
feedback.
Title: Facilitating gynecological examination and long acting reversible contraception for
women with substance use disorder: A prospective cohort study
Version: 2 Date: 10 Nov 2024
Reviewer's report:
Dear Author,
It appears that the revised sections in the documents were not highlighted or marked. For ease of
review and to ensure a smooth comparison between the original and the revised content, could
you please highlight or otherwise indicate the specific parts that were updated? This will help
us quickly identify the changes and assess the revisions effectively.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Title: Facilitating gynecological examination and long acting reversible contraception for
women with substance use disorder: A prospective cohort study
Version: 4 Date: 19 Dec 2024
Reviewer:  Divya Dethier
Reviewer's report:
Overall lots of positive changes to this new version of the manuscript. It is clear and concise.
The only feedback I would give is there is still very little discussion or mention of the possibility
of contraceptive coercion- implicit or explicit- with vulnerable patient populations especially in
a situation like this where free services are offered through a research study. I think a couple
more sentences acknowledging this possibility and explicitly mentioning some awareness of this
might be warranted in the discussion section. Otherwise I feel it is much improved.