Reviewer’ s report
Title: CLINICAL ASPECTS AND THE QUALITY OF LIFE AMONG WOMEN WITH
ENDOMETRIOSIS AND INFERTILITY: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
Version: 0Date: 25 Jan 2019
Reviewer: BEATRIZ AYALA
Reviewer's report:
Main observations are set out below for the following research using a convenience sample:1.Was
the sample size calculated to evaluate differences between Staging I/II and Staging III/IV?2.Itwould be important to know (and add to the manuscript) when the authors recruited theparticipants and applied the SF-36 tool. Was the time for applying the SF-36 tool the same for eachparticipant?3.Did the participants have other co-morbidities (or other factors) that may influencethe outcome of the SF-36 tool? Could the authors explain which were those co-morbidities (orfactors)?4.Concerning the findings, using the sample for convenience may not allow to draw"adequate conclusions" regarding the clinical aspects and quality of life of women withendometriosis and infertility. Thus, the authors should be cautious with their conclusions.5.Theuse of convenience sample (to select the 100 participants) should be added in the summary of thearticle.
Are the methods appropriate and well described?
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Does the work include the necessary controls?
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