Reviewer ’s report  
 
Title:  Depression, sexual dysfunction and sexual quality of life in women with infertility  
 
Version: 0 Date: 12 May 2018 
 
Reviewer:  VICTORIA  MARTINEZ  
 
Reviewer’s report:  
 
BMWH -D-18-00099  
 
Depression, sexual dysfunction and sexual quality of life in women with infertility  zahra 
shahraki; fatemeh davari -tanha; mahsa ghajarzadeh  
 
BMC Women's Health  
 
 
Dear  BMC Women´s Health Editorial Office,  
 
I´m writting to  you  for sending my Review.  
 
As Gynecology and Sexologist, I recognize that I am so amazed because   It seems that 
gynecologist community is becoming interested on Sexuality  
 
In my opinion, the author has a very good idea focusing on Sexuality and Fertility an d it is a very 
good publication. The best thing that I´ve found in ths article is the comparison between  healthy 
people with primary and secondary infertility.  It´s very important to understand the relationship   
between sexuality and quality of life and  questionnaires are a good way to explore it. If the 
questionnaires are validated in our language, they are a very good tool for the diagnosis, if not 
it´s more difficult to interpret the results. So my only question to the author is if their 
questionnaire s keep to this requirement. Depression and   sexual   dissatisfaction   can drive 
people to other consequences like couple and job troubles which concern sexual health and 
secondary in their fertility.  It´s supposed   that many infertility patients suffer  from sexual 
dysfunctions which are underdiagnosis because nobody research on them.   Gynecologist, as this 
author has done, should take on responsibility for their Sexual Health´s patients in all the fields 
of the human beings.  
 
Are the methods appropriat e and well described?  
If not, please specify what is required in your comments to the authors.  
 
Yes 
 
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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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assessment in your comments to the editors.  
 
I am able to assess the statistics  
 
Quality of written English  
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Acceptable  
 
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