JerMa88/BMC_Womens_Health_Peer_Reviews huggingface dataset:
Title: Transvaginal small bowel evisceration after cervical loop electrosurgical excision
procedure: a case report
Version: 2 Date: 11 Feb 2023
Reviewer:  Brahmana Askandar Tjokroprawiro
Reviewer's report:
Abstract :
The description in the abstract does not describe the process for the discharge of the bowel into
the vagina, regardless of whether there is vaginal perforation or uterine perforation. How does the
intestine pass through the incision in the uterus to the vagina in the event of uterine perforation?
The indications for leep have not been elucidated
The way that a prolapsed bowel can be fixed has not been explained.
Case Report :
It's not clear if the patient had surgery once or twice, because the words "second exploration"
are in the report. What does "second exploration" mean?
It's not clear if the patient has signs of infection (like a fever or a high number of white blood
cells).
Discussion :
As stated in the discussion, such situations are uncommon; has there been a publication before?
there is no explanation, what is the mechanism for the perforation of the vesico-uterine reflection,
is it due to leep at the wrong location or damage due to collateral thermal damage
Title: Transvaginal small bowel evisceration after cervical loop electrosurgical excision
procedure: a case report
Version: 2 Date: 11 Aug 2023
Reviewer's report:
PEER REVIEWER ASSESSMENTS:
RELEVANCE - Does this case report make a contribution to medical knowledge, have
educational value, or highlight the need for a change in clinical practice or diagnostic/prognostic
approaches?
Yes, this report contributes to medical knowledge
CASE DESCRIPTION - Are the details of the case sufficiently well described to understand the
patient's symptoms and course of treatment?
No - there are minor issues
DIAGNOSIS/INTERPRETATION - Based on the facts presented, are the diagnosis,
interpretation, and course of treatment medically sound?
Yes, the work described is medically sound
DISCUSSION OF THE CASE - Does the discussion appropriately analyse the importance of the
findings and their relevance to future understanding of disease processes, diagnosis or treatment?
Has an adequate literature review pertinent to the case been included?
Yes, the case is discussed fully in the context of the literature
OVERALL MANUSCRIPT POTENTIAL - Could an appropriately REVISED version of this
work represent a technically sound contribution?
Probably - with minor revisions
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: This is an interesting report of a rare condition and the authors clearly
outlined the need for publication by rarity of the case.
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
I would suggest adding a figure presenting CT scan of the patient - to ask the radiologists to
prepare such a figure and to thank them in the Acknowledgements section. Maybe looking
retrospectively at this examination they would be able to point at a source of a problem which
would be helpful in subsequent similar cases. The English language is also a concern because
in many places of the text it is not fully understandable due to grammar.
Title: Transvaginal small bowel evisceration after cervical loop electrosurgical excision
procedure: a case report
Version: 3 Date: 29 Aug 2023
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?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
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?
N/A - no experiments or analyses
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
N/A - there are no statistics in this study
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
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?
Yes - current version is technically sound
PEER REVIEWER COMMENTS:
GENERAL COMMENTS: The authors did not follow my suggestion concerning adding a CT
figure and they explained why which I accept. The manuscript looks better after the revision
according to the first reviewer's remarks, however, there is a misunderstanding: the reviewer
asked: "such situations are uncommon; has there been a publication before?", the authors
responded: "To our knowledge, we have not found any similar reports." (grammar again!) while
in the manuscript one can see the following statement: "Nearly 100 cases have been reported
so far," - ???
REQUESTED REVISIONS:
-
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
-
Title: Extended postpartum intimate partner violence and its associated factors: Community-
based Cross-sectional study design
Version: 2 Date: 30 May 2023
Reviewer:  Annatjie van der Wath
Reviewer's report:
The manuscript reports on a problem of great concern. The prevalence and factors associated
with IPV were investigated. The results highlight some of the issues to be addressed in practice
that may help to alleviate the problem.
The manuscript requires language editing as some sentences are not well structured and difficult
to understand. Some concepts are used  in the wrong context. Some corrections are suggested on
track changes in the manuscript, but editing is still required. Concepts (eg husband or partner?
women or mothers? subjects or participants?)  and abbreviations are not used consistently. The
manuscript also needs some technical revisions such as spacing. Describe concepts such as
"kebele"
The ethical considerations were not discussed such as informed consent and protection of privacy
and safety of participants, for example, violence may escalate if their partners detected their
participation in the study.
The authors stated that the research topic, IPV during the postpartum period, is not well-
researched, but do quote a few studies in different countries, therefore rather state that it was not
researched as much as should be, viewing the seriousness of the problem. Also state the exact
gap - for example that the topic is not well researched in the study context, and factors associated
with violence are not known to take action or address these.
Title: Extended postpartum intimate partner violence and its associated factors: Community-
based Cross-sectional study design
Version: 2 Date: 21 Jun 2023
Reviewer:  Narayan Bhatta
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for the opportunity to review this interesting paper.  I have made some suggestions
which I hope you will find helpful.
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?)
Yes - there is a clear objective
DESIGN - Is the current approach (including controls and analysis protocols) appropriate for
the objective?
No - there are minor issues
EXECUTION - Are the experiments and analyses performed with sufficient technical rigor to
allow confidence in the results?
No - there are minor issues
STATISTICS - Is the use of statistics in the manuscript appropriate?
Yes – Use of statistics in the manuscript is appropriate
INTERPRETATION - Is the current interpretation/discussion of the results reasonable and not
overstated?
Yes - the author's interpretation is reasonable
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?
Probably - with minor revisions
GENERAL COMMENTS: The study is well-conducted, and the methods are generally quite
strong. I have a few suggestions for how to strengthen it.
Comment
Please explain how you take data in the house if husband is available.
During data collection, if any husband family member available there should be interviewee
bias. How do you minimize that bias?
ADDITIONAL REQUESTS/SUGGESTIONS:
Methods
- Rather than "internal consistency of the questionnaire," should report on internal consistency
of individual scales.
It would be helpful to include a brief summary of the literature on the impact on mother and
child of experiencing intimate partner violence during postpartum periods?
Also it would be helpful to explain why men were violent towards their wives if they gave birth
to a daughter, some of the cultural context would be helpful to the reader.
Would it be possible to consider severity (quantity or frequency) of alcohol intake by partner
in the analysis?
Your study showed the prevalence of extended postpartum intimate partner violence was 45%.
How your study help in  address those issues?
Title: Extended postpartum intimate partner violence and its associated factors: Community-
based Cross-sectional study design
Version: 7 Date: 25 Aug 2023
Reviewer:  Narayan Bhatta
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for revising the manuscript; it is much improved. Please address the points below
in your paper.
Key word
Keywords in abstract should be related to the topic, so avoid Arba Minch and Ethiopia.
Introduction
Break down the sentence into smaller sentences. (1st sentence in 2nd paragraph of  Introduction)
Methods and materials
Study design, area and period
Should be made concise
Sample size and sampling technique
We have a finite population, so use the sample size calculation formula for a finite population.
In the case of a 10% non-response rate, we have to use the (x-10% of x = 518) formula, where
x is the final sample size after adding the 10% non-response rate.
Result
The topic of the table should be minimized [e.g., Socio-demographic characteristics of the
participant (n=555)] is sufficient. Follow similar approach with other tables
Declarations
Ethics approval and consent to participate
Should be made concise
Title: Incidence, characteristics, and survival outcomes of ovarian strumal diseases: a
retrospective cohort study
Version: 0 Date: 04 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
Introduction
Q1. "malignant transformation to OSC or MSO remains mysterious` (Line 53) should be revised
as " malignant transformation to OSC or MSO remains unclear "
Method
Q1. The percentage of the number compared to the total should be shown. For example, in the
sentence, "59 and 22 patients, respectively " (Line111-112), the percentage of the each number
should be added.
Q2. The range of the time or age should be shown. For example, in the Line 118, the range of
the follow up period should be added.
Results
Q1. In the line 116, the authors reported the predominance of the right side of the SO. Is
it important for clinical practice? If so, why was such difference made? The authors should
mention more details.
Discussion
Q1. The authors reported the efficacy of radioidine therapy (RAI). The more details should be
added. For example, the response rate, the criteria for selecting patients, and adverse events
should be discussed.
Q2. The information about chemotherapy is little. Maybe it is due to the rarity of the tumor, but
if possible, the authors should mention more about chemotherapy or other therapy.
Language
Q. There are some grammar errors that needs to be revised.
Tables
Q. The abbreviation should be revised in the table 1 (USO, H/BSO).
Title: Incidence, characteristics, and survival outcomes of ovarian strumal diseases: a
retrospective cohort study
Version: 0 Date: 07 Jul 2023
Reviewer's report:
This paper is a single-institute, retrospective study of the incidence, clinical character, and
prognosis of SO, OSC, and MSO.
The number of cases is large and considered reliable.
I believe that this is a valuable paper that provides new information to the reader.
However, there are some minor criticisms that need to be corrected or are unclear.
1. line107. Tumor size should be presented as median, not average.
2. table 1. The meaning of the numbers after ± in Age and Mass size is unclear.
3. Tabel 1. Values of CA125 and CA19-9 should be shown as median, not mean.
4. Table S1. The full spelling of the abbreviations USO, BSO, H, CRS, USO should also be
given in the footnotes.
Title: Qualitative Insights into the Need for a Contraception Protocol from Obstetricians’ and
Gynecologists’ Perspectives
Version: 1 Date: 02 Jan 2023
Reviewer's report:
• English language:  The manuscript contains several grammatical and typing mistakes and
should be edited for English to improve readability, grammar, and style
Introduction: more literature review is warranted.
method: what were the asked questions exactly?
Results:
• In table 1: why the categorization groups of Years of experience as physician and
Years of experience as Ob/Gyn specialist are different?
Years of experience as physician
5–9 years
10–19 years
>20 years
Years of experience as Ob/Gyn specialist
1–5 years
6–10 years
11–19 years
>20 years
• In table 1:   what are the nationalities of the 3? Resident is not a  nationality
Nationality
Saudi
Resident
• You have only 12 participants, so why did not you write all the participants’ opinions in each
theme section? You can organize it into tables
• What do you mean by “Some participants” and “most participants”
You can mention the number or percentage of participants
Discussion:
This part is poor and there is no appropriate discussion of the presented findings.  It is mostly
a retelling of the results. It should be rewritten and appropriately discuss the possible reasons
for the results
Title: Qualitative Insights into the Need for a Contraception Protocol from Obstetricians’ and
Gynecologists’ Perspectives
Version: 1 Date: 07 Jan 2023
Reviewer's report:
This is a great study, thanks for allowing me to review it.
I do have a few comments.
1) Please re-write the keywords. I do not think "Protocol, Perspectives, Needs" should be as a
keywords
In line 111: Please add what literature studies you used to form the study methods
In table 1 : 'Resident'!
I do not think " Resident" is a nationality, please clarify or correct.
Thanks
Title: Qualitative Insights into the Need for a Contraception Protocol from Obstetricians’ and
Gynecologists’ Perspectives
Version: 5 Date: 01 Aug 2023
Reviewer's report:
English language: The manuscript contains minor grammatical and typing mistakes
Introduction:
Add references for the following
Line 74 and 75: most of women had attained high education and joined the workforce. This
made change in attitude and behavior towards contraception.
materials and Methods:
add the language of the interview (All interviews were held in English or Arabic, …..)
Results
line 369: what is KKUH? add the full term for this abbreviation
line 395 and 399: change  patents  to patients
Discussion
Line 412: add a reference for the following:    Knowledge and practices of hormonal
contraceptives have continued to increase in both developed and developing countries
Title: The Efficacy of Oxytocin Gel in Postmenopausal Women with Vaginal Atrophy: An
Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Version: 0 Date: 28 Mar 2023
Reviewer's report:
Authors, please explain the following comments.
1.The Methods section in the abstract should be complete (included state the keywords, tests
used, software etc.)
2. Please report the tool used to quality assessment  in  studies.
Title: The Efficacy of Oxytocin Gel in Postmenopausal Women with Vaginal Atrophy: An
Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Version: 0 Date: 14 May 2023
Reviewer:  Waleed Arif Tawfeeq
Reviewer's report:
Dear Editor
It is difficult to take in consideration such article, although it is scientifically excellent work, due
to small number of papers considered. This small number of studies make it to be with POOR
finding as a meta-analysis.
Better to apply their OWN study than relay on FEW numbers of studies to reach NO
CONCLUSION
Title: The Efficacy of Oxytocin Gel in Postmenopausal Women with Vaginal Atrophy: An
Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Version: 0 Date: 17 Jun 2023
Reviewer's report:
The present study convey   valuable results however, the clinical application is not very
highlighted at the end of the manuscript. So if clinicians intend to prescribe or stop the treatment
may not reassure what to do.Please add a paragraph for readers specially for clinicians for this
purpose and fast decision making.
Title: The Efficacy of Oxytocin Gel in Postmenopausal Women with Vaginal Atrophy: An
Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Version: 0 Date: 22 Jun 2023
Reviewer's report:
The available information regarding the previous study's findings adequately enables readers
to comprehend the rationale and procedures of the present study. However, it is important to
provide a broader perspective by incorporating insights from other countries in the introduction
and background sections. Additionally, the methodology section currently lacks justification for
the selection of specific methods, techniques, and sampling procedures. It would be beneficial
to clarify the reasons behind these choices. Furthermore, the handling of secondary data remains
unclear. It would be helpful to elaborate on the inclusion and exclusion criteria employed for
the secondary data analysis. Furthermore, the results paragraph needs to be summarized in
order to provide a more fluent section for the readers. Also, the most relevant study limitations/
shortcomings need to be appropriately described as the main caveats have been only partially
reported. Finally, what is the take-home message of this manuscript? You need to rearrange the
conclusion part for more analysis.
Title: Interaction of Estradiol and Vitamin D with Low Skeletal Muscle Mass among Middle-
Aged and Elderly Women
Version: 1 Date: 07 Aug 2023
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for the effort of the work presented the article showed the association between low
skeletal muscle mass and estradiol and vitamin D in middle-aged and elderly women.
However, the conclusion by the study design was uncertain. The effects of a variety of nutrients
on muscle mass was not accessed. In addition, the exposure of estrogen was not examined
because menopausal status depended on age and the use of hormone therapy was not obtained.
All in all, for many reasons, this work is unsuitable for publication.
Title: Interaction of Estradiol and Vitamin D with Low Skeletal Muscle Mass among Middle-
Aged and Elderly Women
Version: 1 Date: 11 Aug 2023
Reviewer:  Irene iavarone
Reviewer's report:
I read with great interest the present Manuscript which falls within the aim of the Journal. In my
honest opinion, the topic is interesting enough to attract the readers’ attention. Methodology is
accurate and conclusions are supported by the data analysis. Nevertheless, authors should clarify
some points and improve the discussion citing relevant and novel key articles about the topic.
For all those reasons, I suggest to perform the minor revisions.
-In Line s 47-48, Authors define sarcopenia as a normal decline in muscle mass and function.
Please provide the main characteristics of sarcopenia, considering Reference no. 4;
-In Introduction, Authors may  focus on estradiol and Vitamine D interaction pathways. Please
see: "Yang C, Liu X, Li J, et al. Association of Serum Vitamin D and Estradiol Levels with
Metabolic Syndrome in Rural Women of Northwest China: A Cross-Sectional Study. Metab
Syndr Relat Disord. 2022;20(3):182-189. doi:10.1089/met.2021.0120";
-Inclusion and exclusion criteria should be clarified in the Materials and Methods section. For
example, explain whether patients had comorbidities or they were administered with medical
treatments;
-In Materials and Methods, please clarify whether some patients with low SMM had suffered
from eating disorders;
-In Discussion, Authors may focus on estradiol and Vitamine D correlations, also in
reproductive-age women. Please consider: "Donayeva A, Amanzholkyzy A, Abdelazim IA, et
al. The relation between vitamin D and the adolescents' mid-luteal estradiol and progesterone.
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci. 2023;27(14):6792-6799. doi:10.26355/eurrev_202307_33150";
-The Authors have not adequately highlighted the strength of the study. I suggest better
specifying that point highlighting the influence of diet on the reported data.
Title: Diagnostic value of high-risk HPV E6/E7 mRNA in patients with ASCUS
Version: 3 Date: 24 May 2023
Reviewer's report:
- Please specify keywords
- The introduction is well written
-In the methodology section, the type of study should be specified.
-  It is suggested to limit the number of tables considering that the text description is complete.
- What was the limitation of the study?
-It is suggested to add the conclusion section.
Title: Diagnostic value of high-risk HPV E6/E7 mRNA in patients with ASCUS
Version: 3 Date: 11 Jul 2023
Reviewer:  Farah Farzaneh
Reviewer's report:
The research is well established and I strongly  agree with this fact that some of the HPV others
are as important as types 16 18 to be referred for colposcopy .
In my experience ASCUS might be more important in premenopausal than post menopausal
women for doing the colposcopy.
The weak point of the research is tht the information obtained by the research is mixing and
sometimes far from the the title.
Title: Assessing young adults' menopause knowledge to increase understanding of symptoms
and help improve quality of life for women going through menopause; a student survey
Version: 1 Date: 22 May 2023
Reviewer:  Ilaria Cuccu
Reviewer's report:
I read with great interest the Manuscript titled “Assessing young adults' menopause knowledge
to increase understanding of symptoms and help improve quality of life for women going
through menopause; a student survey“.  In my opinion, this topic analyzed is interesting enough
to attract readers’ attention.
Nevertheless, authors should clarify some points and improve the quality of manuscript citing
relevant and novel key articles about the topic:
- I suggest a round of language revision, in order to correct few typos and improve readability.
- The authors could extend and improved the discussion by evaluating and citing current
evidence about various treatment of genitourinary syndrome of menopause, for example the use
of CO2 laser.  I would be glad if the authors discuss this important point, referring to PMID:
36037664 and “Di Donato V, D'Oria O, Giannini A,  Scudo M, Sher C,  Fischetti M,  et al.. The
Efficacy of Fractional CO2 Laser in the Treatment of Genitourinary Syndrome of Menopause:
A Large Prospective Observational Study. Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2022, 49(9), 212. https://
doi.org/10.31083/j.ceog4909212".
- I recommend to discuss the positive role of soy isoflavones and other prenylflavonoids on
endothelial function in healthy postmenopausal women (authors may refer to: PMID: 29452786;
PMID: 15879919).
Because of these reasons, the article should be revised and completed. Considering all these
points, I think it could be of interest to the readers and, in my opinion, it deserves the priority
to be published after minor revisions.
Title: Assessing young adults' menopause knowledge to increase understanding of symptoms
and help improve quality of life for women going through menopause; a student survey
Version: 1 Date: 26 May 2023
Reviewer:  Philip M. Sarrel
Reviewer's report:
Thank you for the work you did to bring this study to my attention. Your recognition of the
university female population as a target for menopause education and a potential source of social
support for menopausal women is very important. It opens the possibility for menopause health
educators to extend teaching to a younger population who are  receptive and motivated to apply
this learning to help menopausal women cope with menopause changes.