Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title: Subclinical Hypothyroidism Would Not Lead To Female Sexual Dysfunction in Chinese  
Women  
 
Version: 0 Date: 11 Dec 2016  
 
Reviewer: Murat Bozlu  
 
Reviewer's report:  
 
I think that this is an interesting paper.  
Although the authors did not mention the pregnancy status, more recent paper "Küçükdurmaz F 
et al. Prevalence and correlates of female sexual dysfunction among Turkish pregnant women. 
Turk J Urol. 2016 Sep; 42(3):178 -83. doi: 10.5152/tud.2016.49207" may be discussed in the 
discussion section.  
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?  
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Yes 
 
Are the conclusions drawn adequately supported by the data shown?  
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Yes 
 
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additional statistical review?  
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I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
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Needs some language corrections before being published  
 
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