Reviewer’ s report
Title: Reproductive capacity and recurrence of disease after surgery for moderate and severe
endometriosis –a retrospective single center analysis.
Version: 1Date: 08 Mar 2020
Reviewer: Justyna Sikora
Reviewer's report:
The results of study of Schippert at al. showed high percentage of complete or partial reduction of
symptoms, the high postoperative pregnancy rate and the low rate of recurrence after chirurgicaltreatment of serve/moderate endometriosis.This paper is interesting; however, I have a few comments and questions:1.too much information is provided in Introduction part, some of which are more suitable forDiscussion, this part looks like review. Out of 58 references, 41 was used in the introduction.2.How was the premenopausal confirmed? 59 years is not typical age and not agree according tothe title of article (Reproductive capacity….)3.Was the phase of the menstrual cycle considered when qualifying for surgery? Did the examinedwomen have coexisting other diseases, e.g. autoimmune diseases?4.What was the time since the previous operation in 80 patients already underwent surgery forendometriosis? What type of endometriosis was found earlier? Were patients receiving adjuvanttreatment after surgery5.What were the other causes besides fertility problems of laparoscopy?6.Could you collect all patient data in one table, this article would become more transparent?7.Can the discussion chapter be completed with new references from recent years?
8.9 and 12 items in Reference, what is the reason for listing them both?
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