JerMa88/BMC_Womens_Health_Peer_Reviews huggingface dataset:
Title: Effect of different treatment modalities on the prognosis of stage IV epithelial ovarian
cancer: analysis of the SEER database
Version: 1 Date: 30 Mar 2024
Reviewer:  Ali Mansoor AlAmeri
Reviewer's report:
Dear respected Authors
It's a great idea to investigate the effect of different treatment modalities including and
specifically surgical procedures and chemotherapy on the prognosis of ovarian cancer.  One
of the suggestions is to mention a way to calculate the representative sample size. In addition,
pertaining more than one confirmation test to get a fully informative assay about the prognosis
of ovarian cancer in different study groups. All the best for success.
Ali Mansoor
Title: Effect of different treatment modalities on the prognosis of stage IV epithelial ovarian
cancer: analysis of the SEER database
Version: 3 Date: 17 Apr 2024
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for going through the manuscript and the reviewers' points
In my honest opinion, the authors have responded satisfactorily to the reviewers’ criticisms.
The manuscript is well written and falls within the aim of this Journal.
Title: Effect of different treatment modalities on the prognosis of stage IV epithelial ovarian
cancer: analysis of the SEER database
Version: 3 Date: 20 Apr 2024
Reviewer's report:
Effect of different treatment modalities on the prognosis of stage IV epithelial ovarian cancer:
analysis of the SEER database
1. Abstract:
# Background: It should elaborate on the problem statement before going to the objective of
the study.
# Methods: The ways of interpreting the result should be described in the methods section.
# Conclusion: The study should provide recommendations about the findings.
2. Introduction
# A large amount of evidence is presented in the introduction's first paragraph, the majority of
which lacks citation. In general, there are no sources cited for the assertions in lines 54 through
65. Therefore, the authors should cite the sources for all of the evidence in support.
# The statement in line 63 said that "some studies suggest that radiotherapy… pathological types
of ovarian cancer.” Which studies? Provide a minimum of two references.
# It would be best to divide the first paragraph into several paragraphs with related ideas because
it is quite long.
# The sentence "In this paper, we will analyse…" appeared in line 78. This study has already
been carried out. Thus, you need to fix the grammatical mistake. Likewise there are no references
for the second paragraph's entire idea.
# In general, the introduction needs to be revised once more and included with the relevant
references.
# As researchers, the authors could expand on the introduction by including more details
regarding the economic, social, and behavioral issues associated with stage IV epithelial ovarian
cancer.
3. Methods
# Data source and study population: the inclusion and exclusion criteria should be provided
separately with the data source and study population.
# The authors did not provide the study design.
# The study's variables must be described in the methodology in order to be properly understood.
4. Results
# At least the numerical figures of the significant variable in the descriptive result should be
described.
5. Discussion
# From the beginning to the end of the discussion of the study, it should be written with
reference to the findings of the study compared to previously conducted studies. Nevertheless,
the discussion's structure in this study does not reflect this fact. Particularly, the first paragraphs
are not in line with the findings. So, the authors should remove it from the discussion and, if
necessary, include it in the introduction part of the study.
# There are also problems with punctuation, grammar, and citation in the discussion. Therefore,
you ought to amend it.
Strength and limitations of the study
The study's strengths and limitations were left out by the authors; please mention them.
Declaration
Under the ethics statement, "Ethics Ethics approval and consent to participate.", wrong word is
noted. Rewrite it with the right topic.
Title: Effect of different treatment modalities on the prognosis of stage IV epithelial ovarian
cancer: analysis of the SEER database
Version: 6 Date: 03 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
- In the abstract, the introduction is long, make it shorter and use one sentence that shows the
importance of the topic, and then write the purpose
- In the work method, you did not write how to collect data with the tool you had
- Also refer to the study examples
- Match keywords with mesh
- Write the statistics for the year 2023 or until now 2024 for the world and the country
- At the end of the introduction, you should write the necessity of the study. You have dealt
more with the statistical discussion
- The importance of the topic and you have not done a literature review, what studies have been
done so far and what results have been reached, and what made you do this study.
- Table No. 1 and 2 should be modified according to the format of the magazine
- In the discussion, first write the main result, then compare it with similar studies and present
the author's reasons and solution
- Different parts of the results should be discussed separately and for each one, write both similar
and conflicting studies
- Write down the strengths and weaknesses
Title: Effect of different treatment modalities on the prognosis of stage IV epithelial ovarian
cancer: analysis of the SEER database
Version: 12 Date: 02 Jun 2024
Reviewer:  leila Asadi
Reviewer's report:
Hello and respect
The study is well edited. The discussion section is well strengthened. It needs corrections in
two parts:
1- The introduction needs to be more concise.
2- References need to mention DOI or at least access link. In addition, it is not based on the
format of the magazine and requires corrections in the page number, name of the journal, etc.
Title: Effect of different treatment modalities on the prognosis of stage IV epithelial ovarian
cancer: analysis of the SEER database
Version: 12 Date: 07 Jun 2024
Reviewer:  Ali Mansoor AlAmeri
Reviewer's report:
Dear Author(S)
Great job to find out the effectiveness of different treatment modalities on stage 4 ovarian ca.
One recommendation is trying to compare any treatment option with a standards. Doing that
will further reenforce the results. Best wiehes.
Ali Mansoor
Title: Illuminating health aspects for immigrant Thai women in Swedish transnational marriages
Version: 3 Date: 26 Jul 2022
Reviewer's report:
The paper needs thorough editing by an English speaker to improve sentence structure and
correct minor errors.
More detail is needed on  the use of critical health incident as a method  - how is a CHI defined,
how was it identified.
Did the CHIs overlap  when grouped into broader themes.  It seems likely, for example, that
some CHIs could sit within the physiological and psychological realms.
Title: Illuminating health aspects for immigrant Thai women in Swedish transnational marriages
Version: 4 Date: 12 Sep 2022
Reviewer's report:
I thank the authors for their efforts to improve the manuscript .  The content is generally clearer
and offers more explanation although I still have minor issues with the text.
Table 1 contains 2 columns for data on the participants.  However, the column on the right is
empty except for 3 entries containing the means.  These could be integrated into the first data
column to make the table clearer.
It would be helpful if more was said the different types of stressors in the introduction  to NSM
- these seem to come out of nowhere in the discussion, particularly as the paper is organised
under headings that refer to psychological, etc dilemmas.  The psychological health section is
rather disjointed in places.
Title: Illuminating health aspects for immigrant Thai women in Swedish transnational marriages
Version: 4 Date: 16 Sep 2022
Reviewer:  Elina Turjanmaa
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for revising the manuscript. Many parts of the article have significantly improved.
I have just minor revision suggestions for the Methods, strengths and limitations section that
could still be revised for some parts. I do not think that it can be acknowledge as the limitation
of the study that the data was too rich and therefore difficult to analyse. I also do not see how the
fact that the interviewer was a native Thai/Isan speaker increases the confirmability of the data.
Does this mean that if another Thai speaking researcher would conduct similar kind of research,
she/he would probably find similar issues? It is definitely valuable to conduct interviews and
interpret the results with the first-hand knowledge of Thai culture and language. But this only
accounts for the operationalization and interpretations done in the study.
Title: Challenges perceived by social workers to prevent FGM/C in Bavaria: a prospective,
cross- sectional survey
Version: 1 Date: 24 Nov 2023
Reviewer:  Kornelia Zareba
Reviewer's report:
Dear Authors
The presented study tackles an important issue of challenges perceived by social workers to
prevent FGM in Bavaria. I have read with great interest the article. The study was conducted
reliably with appropriate selection of tests. Overall, I think that this article should be published,
however some issues require complementary information:
Introduction
1. I suggest adding what German law states in this subject and if it’s mandatory for social workers
or medical practitioners  to report such cases and where they should report it.
2. I suggest adding if the procedure of FGM it’s performed in Germany or abroad.
3. I suggest adding cultural background for performing FGM.
Material and Method:
Verse 135 – please add the number of ethical review board
Discussion:
1. It’d worth adding if there is any special program in Germany for patients who underwent FGM
2. It’s worth to add more references in this subject- also about doctor’s and public knowledge
and perception of the problem. You should also compare your results with other countries
Title: Challenges perceived by social workers to prevent FGM/C in Bavaria: a prospective,
cross- sectional survey
Version: 1 Date: 12 Dec 2023
Reviewer:  Marleen Temmerman
Reviewer's report:
This is an interesting study addressing an important but rather neglected reproductive health
issue that is FGM, increasingly  common in pregnancy care  in European countries.
Very important that besides health care providers, social workers are informed and involved,
and for that reason, the current paper is needed and timely.
The paper is well written and deserves publication.
A few comments/questions:
- 232 participants started the survey of whom 141 valid cases (61%) : besides incomplete
questionnaires, were there other reasons why the drop out was around 40%? any difference
between type of health care providers?
- what is number of health care providers and social workers in the regio under study? in other
words, what is the %  represented by the 141 participants?
- Study design: " Inclusion criteria included all professionals aged over 18 years working in
pregnancy counselling centres and specialised FGM advice centres in Bavaria" : are the 141
health care providers working in pregnancy counselling centres that are also specialised FGM
advise centres? or could it be counseling centres or FGM advice centres? if so, how many of the
141 who participated were from pregnancy centres and how many from FGM centres?
any difference between the 2 groups?
Title: Challenges perceived by social workers to prevent FGM/C in Bavaria: a prospective,
cross- sectional survey
Version: 1 Date: 20 Dec 2023
Reviewer:  Michela Villani
Reviewer's report:
This is an important and necessary article.
The issue focuses on the importance of addressing the knowledge and needs of social
professionals such as social workers, who play a key role in the provision of sexual and
reproductive health (SRH) care and are often the first point of contact.
The study sheds light on training needs; the results show some of the difficulties encountered by
social workers in pregnancy counseling centers and their limitations in responding adequately
to provide good quality support to girls and women with FGM.
The article is based on a questionnaire provided to a set of professionals (N= 232 participants
targeted) who responded in a selected region (Bavaria). The response rate is significant (N= 141
valid cases analyzed). The sample is slightly biased with a prevalence of senior women, which
could be further clarified in the discussion (cf. comments in the text).
Concerning the theoretical framework: the framing could be improved, particularly in relation
to the way (1) FGMs are mentioned ( suggestion to use the term FGM/C) and the way this topic
is presented (avoid certain qualifications which risk discriminating: see suggestions made in the
comments).
Concerning the form: the text is written in a correct language, a proofreading would be useful
including checking the formatting of the bibliography.
Minor changes are requested to the authors, after which I am favorable to the publication of
this article.
Title: Challenges perceived by social workers to prevent FGM/C in Bavaria: a prospective,
cross- sectional survey
Version: 3 Date: 12 Apr 2024
Reviewer:  Michela Villani
Reviewer's report:
Dear authors,
I would like to welcome the changes made to your manuscript, which has been greatly improved.
Some of the comments have been reworded to remove/reduce the stigmatising and potentially
sensitive tone towards the populations affected by FGM/C. Other suggestions and/or comments
have been integrated (such as the use of the acronym FGM/C).
Please incorporate 2-3 small changes introduced directly into the text in tracking changes.
Congratulations on this publication.
Best regards,
Michela Villani
Title: Sleep Disorders in Patients with Endometriosis; A Cross-sectional Study
Version: 0 Date: 14 Dec 2023
Reviewer's report:
Dear Authors,
I read with interest your manuscript regarding sleep disorders in endometriosis patients. As you
stated in the introduction, sleep quality is an issue in this group of patients and may have wider
implications in endometriosis patient health.
I suggest some amendments:
1- I suggest a minor English revision
2- I suggest enriching the abstract which is too concise.
3- How was endometriosis diagnosed?
4- Which was the enrolment time?
5- Please remove number of patients enrolled in the study groups from the materials and methods
section. It should be reported only in the results section.
6- The power analysis you performed is not clear. Could you please provide explanations of the
significant difference you wanted to investigate according to the power analysis?
7- Did you assess also non-gynaecological comorbidities? This would be of outmost importance
as it may have affected sleeping disorders of the study groups.
8- Please add some more subsections to the materials and methods section to make it more clear
to the reader. The order of the aspects of the study should be also revised to obtain a good
narrative flow.
9- Please clearly state in the materials and methods section the aim(s) of the study
10- How would you explain the differences among the two study populations and how can this
affect the results of the study? Did you consider to make group matching?
11-  What do you mean with underlying diseases? Are those gynecological? If yes, do you think
they may have affected the results by giving painful symptoms?
12- Please state clearly inclusion and exclusion criteria for the study.
13- I suggest shorten the results section by reporting only the significant ones.
14- Please discuss the potential implication on sleep disorders by central sensitization.
According to recent literature, the prevalence of CSI is high and among risk factors there are
anxiety and pain attacks, but no mention is made on sleep disorders which, indeed, may affects
CSI.
15- I also suggest discussing not only  the effect of pain, but also the effect of surgical treatment
of in perceived stress in women affected by endometriosis, and the potential implications that
this may have on sleep disorders.
Title: Sleep Disorders in Patients with Endometriosis; A Cross-sectional Study
Version: 0 Date: 13 Mar 2024
Reviewer's report:
The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and severity of sleep disorders in women
with endometriosis.
Authors reported worse quality of sleep in patients with endometriosis.
I have the following comments for the Authors:
• Please revise your English and check for typos and tense mistakes.
• Abstract: The abstract is incomplete and should include more details regarding the study's
findings and methodology.
• Methods: The Authors may cite how they diagnosed endometriosis in patients included in the
study, in order to make it more reproducible.
• Methods: How was selection bias avoided?
• Methods: The Authors may also add a table comparing the characteristics of the population.
• Results: In order to make data easier to read, authors may add a table resuming the findings of
the study and a comparison between the cases and the controls.
• Discussion: The authors may discuss potential clinical implications arising from their findings.
According to recent evidence cited in this reviewed article (e.g., PMID: 36441085, PMID:
34030173), it appears that many patients experiencing symptoms such as dyspareunia, dysuria,
pelvic pain, and dyschezia alongside a higher PSCQI score due to endometriosis, might have
signs of central sensitization. Consequently, a multimodal treatment approach is necessary, as
medical hormonal therapy alone may not be sufficient for the improvement of the quality of life.
Title: Sleep Disorders in Patients with Endometriosis; A Cross-sectional Study
Version: 2 Date: 06 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
Dear Authors,
I am glad to see the result of this revision process. You have made a huge job in reviewing the
article and it now has a different and greatly improved look.
Material and method section are now fine, as well as the intro and results sections.  I only
recommend to add a paragraph on the early diagnosis of the disease in order to, not only
prevent disease progression, but also educate the patient about the comorbidities associated to
endometriosis, such as sleep disorders (https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm13020550).
Congratulations.
Title: Serum Selenium and Fasting Blood Glucose: A Cross-Sectional Study in Women of
Different Menopause Status
Version: 1 Date: 11 Feb 2024
Reviewer's report:
I would like to thank you for inviting me to review this manuscript. I read the article carefully.
I feel the research topic is interesting and the article appear well-written and well-referenced.
However, in the methods section, my main concern is not taking into account the interaction
of selenium metabolism with follicular phase, OCP use, and HRT. How do the authors answer
this important issue? I also believe that preliminary examination of the data in terms of kurtosis
and skewness can be more accurate to determine the normal distribution and choose the most
appropriate data analysis method.
Title: Serum Selenium and Fasting Blood Glucose: A Cross-Sectional Study in Women of
Different Menopause Status
Version: 1 Date: 12 Mar 2024
Reviewer:  Madhab Lamsal
Reviewer's report:
It is a good cross sectional study.
1. Data extraction tools are clearly described.
2. Models are appropriately drawn.
3. References  are relevant.
4. Information on the Pregnancy induced diabetes,   duration of DM, Parity,  obstetrics history
if available should have been included and discussed.
5. The test is done on which instrument? Cocas or  Cobas  ?
6. Include the same unit  for dietary selenium(ug) serum selenium (ug/L).
7. Does the selenium level also takes into account the concentration of glutathione peroxidase
(ie, mass) or the enzyme activity?
8. What are the possible confounders in your study?
9. Could it be plausible to think that oxidative stress induced by T2DM lead to the upward surge
of  selenium as a protective mechanism?
Title: Serum Selenium and Fasting Blood Glucose: A Cross-Sectional Study in Women of
Different Menopause Status
Version: 2 Date: 09 May 2024
Reviewer's report:
The Authors made a great job and significantly improved the quality of the manuscript. However,
some issues still remain.
The Authors stated that they specified the period of the year when the dietary recalls were
collected, however, I could not find that in the text.
Regarding the recall method, I did not argue that this method is largely accepted. I only
recommend the Authors to expand the limitations part by saying that any method of dietary
analysis that can be implicated in clinical research (24-recall and FFQ, majorly) give us results
that may be quite far from the real diet of the participants, especially, when we consider long
periods of time.
By saying that the inclusion criteria were not too strict I meant that the study could quite easily
attract much more participants. This phrase was addressed to the Authors and Editors, and there
is no need to add it to the text.
The Authors did not expand the statistics description. Meanwhile, it is still not clear why exactly
Chi-square test was used, how the distribution was assessed, how Kruskal-Wallis test could
be applied. Moreover, there are different ways to evaluate associations. The declared methods,
of course, are widespread, but there are many more widespread and even more less spread
methods. Authors should support their choices. For now, the set of statistical criteria does not
look optimal, however, I hope the Authors can provide a rationale for it or check the statistical
recommendations and recalculate their data if needed.
Summary of comment 8 and the response for it should be added to the limitations as a
prospect for future studies, as, unfortunately, the current study failed to recruit enough subjects
to re-analyze the data in this way. Moreover, the reflection on the rationale of selenium
supplementation should take into account that there was no comparison of patients with normal/
reduced/exceeded selenium levels/markers/intake due to the sample size.
Title: Serum Selenium and Fasting Blood Glucose: A Cross-Sectional Study in Women of
Different Menopause Status
Version: 2 Date: 11 May 2024
Reviewer:  Madhab Lamsal
Reviewer's report:
After receiving your comments on the queries raised by the reviewers, I  found the manuscript
is refined with more scientific evidences.
The introduction  and discussion is in good shape. Although  you have mentioned  several
limitations impacting the outcome of the study, there are several interesting findings.
I still insist you to correct the Roche Chemistry analyser as Cobas and not cocas.
Title: Psychological Status of Pregnant Women During the Omicron Pandemic Outbreak in
China
Version: 4 Date: 17 Aug 2023
Reviewer:  Atiqul Haq Mazumder
Reviewer's report:
The topic is interesting although similar, if not the same, topic had been addressed in previous
papers. The authors have given their efforts to find out the association of potential factors with
willingness to terminate pregnancy and  undergo caesarean section.
The authors can improve the manuscript by discussing the possible reasons for differences in
their findings, for example, why higher level hospital is associated with more anxiety, etc.