Objective:To explore the etiology of primary amenorrhea,analyze its clinical features,and improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 75 patients with primary amenorrhea who attended the gynecological endocrine clinic of Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital from January 2020 to September 2022,and the etiology of their diagnosis was ana-lyzed.Results:aChromosomal karyotype analysis showed 14 cases(18.67％)of abnormal karyotypes,including 2 cases of autosomal abnormalities,7 cases of sex chromosome abnormalities,and 5 cases of sexual differentia-tion abnormalities.②According to reproductive hormones,there were 15 cases(20.00％)of hypogonadotropic a-menorrhea and 18 cases(24.00％)of hypergonadotropic amenorrhea.③By the location of the cause,utero-inferi-or genital tract amenorrhea was the most common in 23 cases(30.67％),including 20 cases of mayer-rokitan-sky-küster-hauser syndrome(MRKH syndrome)and 3 cases of androgen insensitivity syndrome(AIS).It was followed by ovarian amenorrhea in 18 cases(24.00％)including 6 cases of Turners syndrome,10 cases of 46,XX simple gonadal hypoplasia and 2 cases of 46,XY gonadal hypoplasia(Swyer syndrome);hypothalamic-pituitary amenorrhea in 17 cases(22.67％),including idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(IHH)in 9 cases,Kall-mann s syndrome in 4 cases,and hyperprolactinemia in 4 cases;and also amenorrhea with hyperandrogenic mani-festations in 17 cases(22.67％),with a higher number of suspicious polycystic ovary syndrome in 16 cases.Con-clusions:Primary amenorrhea has a variety of etiologies and clinical features,and requires examination of sex hormones and pelvic ultrasound from the lower genital tract up to the central nervous system to find the site of the etiology and to optimize the diagnostic process;in the case of hypogonadotropic amenorrhea,chromosomal test is necessary.

Objective:To explore the etiology of primary amenorrhea,analyze its clinical features,and improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 75 patients with primary amenorrhea who attended the gynecological endocrine clinic of Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital from January 2020 to September 2022,and the etiology of their diagnosis was ana-lyzed.Results:aChromosomal karyotype analysis showed 14 cases(18.67％)of abnormal karyotypes,including 2 cases of autosomal abnormalities,7 cases of sex chromosome abnormalities,and 5 cases of sexual differentia-tion abnormalities.②According to reproductive hormones,there were 15 cases(20.00％)of hypogonadotropic a-menorrhea and 18 cases(24.00％)of hypergonadotropic amenorrhea.③By the location of the cause,utero-inferi-or genital tract amenorrhea was the most common in 23 cases(30.67％),including 20 cases of mayer-rokitan-sky-küster-hauser syndrome(MRKH syndrome)and 3 cases of androgen insensitivity syndrome(AIS).It was followed by ovarian amenorrhea in 18 cases(24.00％)including 6 cases of Turners syndrome,10 cases of 46,XX simple gonadal hypoplasia and 2 cases of 46,XY gonadal hypoplasia(Swyer syndrome);hypothalamic-pituitary amenorrhea in 17 cases(22.67％),including idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(IHH)in 9 cases,Kall-mann s syndrome in 4 cases,and hyperprolactinemia in 4 cases;and also amenorrhea with hyperandrogenic mani-festations in 17 cases(22.67％),with a higher number of suspicious polycystic ovary syndrome in 16 cases.Con-clusions:Primary amenorrhea has a variety of etiologies and clinical features,and requires examination of sex hormones and pelvic ultrasound from the lower genital tract up to the central nervous system to find the site of the etiology and to optimize the diagnostic process;in the case of hypogonadotropic amenorrhea,chromosomal test is necessary.

Objective:To explore the etiology of primary amenorrhea,analyze its clinical features,and improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 75 patients with primary amenorrhea who attended the gynecological endocrine clinic of Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital from January 2020 to September 2022,and the etiology of their diagnosis was ana-lyzed.Results:aChromosomal karyotype analysis showed 14 cases(18.67％)of abnormal karyotypes,including 2 cases of autosomal abnormalities,7 cases of sex chromosome abnormalities,and 5 cases of sexual differentia-tion abnormalities.②According to reproductive hormones,there were 15 cases(20.00％)of hypogonadotropic a-menorrhea and 18 cases(24.00％)of hypergonadotropic amenorrhea.③By the location of the cause,utero-inferi-or genital tract amenorrhea was the most common in 23 cases(30.67％),including 20 cases of mayer-rokitan-sky-küster-hauser syndrome(MRKH syndrome)and 3 cases of androgen insensitivity syndrome(AIS).It was followed by ovarian amenorrhea in 18 cases(24.00％)including 6 cases of Turners syndrome,10 cases of 46,XX simple gonadal hypoplasia and 2 cases of 46,XY gonadal hypoplasia(Swyer syndrome);hypothalamic-pituitary amenorrhea in 17 cases(22.67％),including idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(IHH)in 9 cases,Kall-mann s syndrome in 4 cases,and hyperprolactinemia in 4 cases;and also amenorrhea with hyperandrogenic mani-festations in 17 cases(22.67％),with a higher number of suspicious polycystic ovary syndrome in 16 cases.Con-clusions:Primary amenorrhea has a variety of etiologies and clinical features,and requires examination of sex hormones and pelvic ultrasound from the lower genital tract up to the central nervous system to find the site of the etiology and to optimize the diagnostic process;in the case of hypogonadotropic amenorrhea,chromosomal test is necessary.

Objective:To explore the etiology of primary amenorrhea,analyze its clinical features,and improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 75 patients with primary amenorrhea who attended the gynecological endocrine clinic of Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital from January 2020 to September 2022,and the etiology of their diagnosis was ana-lyzed.Results:aChromosomal karyotype analysis showed 14 cases(18.67％)of abnormal karyotypes,including 2 cases of autosomal abnormalities,7 cases of sex chromosome abnormalities,and 5 cases of sexual differentia-tion abnormalities.②According to reproductive hormones,there were 15 cases(20.00％)of hypogonadotropic a-menorrhea and 18 cases(24.00％)of hypergonadotropic amenorrhea.③By the location of the cause,utero-inferi-or genital tract amenorrhea was the most common in 23 cases(30.67％),including 20 cases of mayer-rokitan-sky-küster-hauser syndrome(MRKH syndrome)and 3 cases of androgen insensitivity syndrome(AIS).It was followed by ovarian amenorrhea in 18 cases(24.00％)including 6 cases of Turners syndrome,10 cases of 46,XX simple gonadal hypoplasia and 2 cases of 46,XY gonadal hypoplasia(Swyer syndrome);hypothalamic-pituitary amenorrhea in 17 cases(22.67％),including idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(IHH)in 9 cases,Kall-mann s syndrome in 4 cases,and hyperprolactinemia in 4 cases;and also amenorrhea with hyperandrogenic mani-festations in 17 cases(22.67％),with a higher number of suspicious polycystic ovary syndrome in 16 cases.Con-clusions:Primary amenorrhea has a variety of etiologies and clinical features,and requires examination of sex hormones and pelvic ultrasound from the lower genital tract up to the central nervous system to find the site of the etiology and to optimize the diagnostic process;in the case of hypogonadotropic amenorrhea,chromosomal test is necessary.

Objective:To explore the etiology of primary amenorrhea,analyze its clinical features,and improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 75 patients with primary amenorrhea who attended the gynecological endocrine clinic of Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital from January 2020 to September 2022,and the etiology of their diagnosis was ana-lyzed.Results:aChromosomal karyotype analysis showed 14 cases(18.67％)of abnormal karyotypes,including 2 cases of autosomal abnormalities,7 cases of sex chromosome abnormalities,and 5 cases of sexual differentia-tion abnormalities.②According to reproductive hormones,there were 15 cases(20.00％)of hypogonadotropic a-menorrhea and 18 cases(24.00％)of hypergonadotropic amenorrhea.③By the location of the cause,utero-inferi-or genital tract amenorrhea was the most common in 23 cases(30.67％),including 20 cases of mayer-rokitan-sky-küster-hauser syndrome(MRKH syndrome)and 3 cases of androgen insensitivity syndrome(AIS).It was followed by ovarian amenorrhea in 18 cases(24.00％)including 6 cases of Turners syndrome,10 cases of 46,XX simple gonadal hypoplasia and 2 cases of 46,XY gonadal hypoplasia(Swyer syndrome);hypothalamic-pituitary amenorrhea in 17 cases(22.67％),including idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(IHH)in 9 cases,Kall-mann s syndrome in 4 cases,and hyperprolactinemia in 4 cases;and also amenorrhea with hyperandrogenic mani-festations in 17 cases(22.67％),with a higher number of suspicious polycystic ovary syndrome in 16 cases.Con-clusions:Primary amenorrhea has a variety of etiologies and clinical features,and requires examination of sex hormones and pelvic ultrasound from the lower genital tract up to the central nervous system to find the site of the etiology and to optimize the diagnostic process;in the case of hypogonadotropic amenorrhea,chromosomal test is necessary.

Objective:To explore the etiology of primary amenorrhea,analyze its clinical features,and improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 75 patients with primary amenorrhea who attended the gynecological endocrine clinic of Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital from January 2020 to September 2022,and the etiology of their diagnosis was ana-lyzed.Results:aChromosomal karyotype analysis showed 14 cases(18.67％)of abnormal karyotypes,including 2 cases of autosomal abnormalities,7 cases of sex chromosome abnormalities,and 5 cases of sexual differentia-tion abnormalities.②According to reproductive hormones,there were 15 cases(20.00％)of hypogonadotropic a-menorrhea and 18 cases(24.00％)of hypergonadotropic amenorrhea.③By the location of the cause,utero-inferi-or genital tract amenorrhea was the most common in 23 cases(30.67％),including 20 cases of mayer-rokitan-sky-küster-hauser syndrome(MRKH syndrome)and 3 cases of androgen insensitivity syndrome(AIS).It was followed by ovarian amenorrhea in 18 cases(24.00％)including 6 cases of Turners syndrome,10 cases of 46,XX simple gonadal hypoplasia and 2 cases of 46,XY gonadal hypoplasia(Swyer syndrome);hypothalamic-pituitary amenorrhea in 17 cases(22.67％),including idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(IHH)in 9 cases,Kall-mann s syndrome in 4 cases,and hyperprolactinemia in 4 cases;and also amenorrhea with hyperandrogenic mani-festations in 17 cases(22.67％),with a higher number of suspicious polycystic ovary syndrome in 16 cases.Con-clusions:Primary amenorrhea has a variety of etiologies and clinical features,and requires examination of sex hormones and pelvic ultrasound from the lower genital tract up to the central nervous system to find the site of the etiology and to optimize the diagnostic process;in the case of hypogonadotropic amenorrhea,chromosomal test is necessary.

【Objective】 To investigate the relationship between the initial serum ammonia level and the risk of ICU and hospital mortalities in critically ill patients without hepatic disease. 【Methods】 A retrospective cohort study was conducted among patients admitted to the eICU Collaborative Research Database (eICU-CRD) for a single admission who had serum ammonia test records within 48 hours of the first ICU admission and had no hepatic disease. The age, sex, ethnicity, Acute Physiologic and Chronic Health Evaluation Ⅳ score (APACHE Ⅳ score), treatment methods, complications, and outcomes were extracted. Univariable and multivariable Logistic regression were used to analyze the relationship between serum ammonia level and the risk of mortality. Interactions were used to analyze whether the relationship between serum ammonia level and the risk of mortality differed in subgroups of APACHE Ⅳ scores, age, sex, and ethnicity; subgroup analyses were made. 【Results】 A total of 1 674 patients were included. The multivariable Logistic regression showed that for every 10 μg/dL increase in ammonia, the risk of ICU death increased by 6.9% (OR=1.069, 95% CI: 1.036-1.104), and the risk of hospital death increased by 4.6% (OR=1.046, 95% CI: 1.017-1.076). The risk of ICU death was 1.7 times greater in patients with initial ammonia level of 49-82 μg/dL than in those with <49 μg/dL (OR=1.700, 95% CI: 1.165-2.482), the risk of ICU death was 2.862 times greater in patients with a level of ≥82 μg/dL compared to those with <49 μg/dL (OR=2.862, 95% CI: 1.792-4.570), and the risk of hospital death was 1.844 times higher in the ≥82 μg/dL group than in the <49 μg/dL group (OR=1.844, 95% CI: 1.213-2.804). There were no significant differences between initial ammonia level and the risk of mortalities in different subgroups of APACHEⅣ scores, age, sex, or ethnicity. 【Conclusion】 In critically ill patients without hepatic disease, elevated initial serum ammonia level after ICU admission is associated with a high risk of ICU and hospital mortality.

AIM:To investigate the therapeutic effect of menstrual blood-derived endometrial stem cells(MenSCs)on chemotherapy-induced intestinal mucositis and flora disorders in mice,and to explore the potential mecha-nism.METHODS:The mice were randomly divided into 3 groups including normal treatment,cisplatin(Cis)treatment and Cis+MenSC treatment,with 10 mice in each group.To induce intestinal mucositis,the mice were treated with Cis(2 mg·kg-1·d-1)by intraperitoneal injection for 5 consecutive days.Control mice for normal group were received equal vol-umes of normal saline.For Cis+MenSC treatment,MenSCs(1×106)was transplanted into the mice of Cis treated mice through tail vein.The performances and weight changes of mice were examined during the experiment.After the treat-ment,the small intestine and colon were isolated for subsequent HE staining,the ratio of F4/80 and IL-6 positive cells in small intestine were detected by immunohistochemical staining,and the expression of tight junction,inflammation and apoptosis related proteins was detected by Western blot.16S rDNA amplicon sequencing was performed to detect the diver-sity and richness of intestinal flora in mice.RESULTS:Compared to the Cis group,the MenSCs-treated mice showed sig-nificantly increased body weight,relieved intestinal lymphocytes infiltration,alleviated intestinal villous edema,and or-derly arranged glands in intestinal tissues.Further analysis indicated that MenSCs transplantation significantly up-regulat-ed the expression of intestinal tight junction related proteins ZO-1 and occludin in Cis-treated mice(P＜0.05).Subse-quently,MenSCs transplantation significantly inhibited the macrophages infiltration in intestinal tissues(P＜0.01),down-regulated the expression of pro-inflammatory factors IL-1 and IL-6 and pro-apoptotic protein Bax(P＜0.01),while up-regu-lated anti-inflammatory factor IL-10 and anti-apoptotic protein Bcl-2(P＜0.01).Additionally,further microflora sequenc-ing indicated that MenSCs transplantation prevented mice from Cis-induced intestinal flora disorder,and significantly re-duced the abundance of harmful bacteria such as isenbergiella tayi and Anaerotruncus colihominis(P＜0.01).At the same time,the abundance of beneficial bacteria Lactobacillus apodemi was increased(P＜0.05),thereby restoring the composi-tion and function of healthy intestinal flora.CONCLUSION:MenSCs transplantation alleviates the chemotherapy-in-duced damage of intestinal structure,relieves the symptoms of chemotherapy-induced mucositis and restores the homeosta-sis of intestinal flora in mice.

Objective:To explore the etiology of primary amenorrhea,analyze its clinical features,and improve the level of clinical diagnosis and treatment.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 75 patients with primary amenorrhea who attended the gynecological endocrine clinic of Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital from January 2020 to September 2022,and the etiology of their diagnosis was ana-lyzed.Results:aChromosomal karyotype analysis showed 14 cases(18.67％)of abnormal karyotypes,including 2 cases of autosomal abnormalities,7 cases of sex chromosome abnormalities,and 5 cases of sexual differentia-tion abnormalities.②According to reproductive hormones,there were 15 cases(20.00％)of hypogonadotropic a-menorrhea and 18 cases(24.00％)of hypergonadotropic amenorrhea.③By the location of the cause,utero-inferi-or genital tract amenorrhea was the most common in 23 cases(30.67％),including 20 cases of mayer-rokitan-sky-küster-hauser syndrome(MRKH syndrome)and 3 cases of androgen insensitivity syndrome(AIS).It was followed by ovarian amenorrhea in 18 cases(24.00％)including 6 cases of Turners syndrome,10 cases of 46,XX simple gonadal hypoplasia and 2 cases of 46,XY gonadal hypoplasia(Swyer syndrome);hypothalamic-pituitary amenorrhea in 17 cases(22.67％),including idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism(IHH)in 9 cases,Kall-mann s syndrome in 4 cases,and hyperprolactinemia in 4 cases;and also amenorrhea with hyperandrogenic mani-festations in 17 cases(22.67％),with a higher number of suspicious polycystic ovary syndrome in 16 cases.Con-clusions:Primary amenorrhea has a variety of etiologies and clinical features,and requires examination of sex hormones and pelvic ultrasound from the lower genital tract up to the central nervous system to find the site of the etiology and to optimize the diagnostic process;in the case of hypogonadotropic amenorrhea,chromosomal test is necessary.

Objective To assess the effect of different postoperative body positions on respiratory func-tion of patients undergoing shoulder arthroscopy under general anesthesia with interscalene brachial plex-us block.Methods Seventy patients undergoing arthroscopic repair of the supraspinatus tendon were ran-domly allocated to a supine position group and a group with a 30° head elevation.Patients in both groups were in a horizontal position before anesthesia,and diaphragm movement was measured under B-ultrasound as baseline.Promptly after removal of the endotracheal tube upon arrival at the anesthe-sia recovery room,the supine group was conducted blood gas analysis,and monitored heart rate,res-piration,non-invasive arterial blood pressure and blood oxygen saturation,wearing a mask for oxygen supplementation,while the group with a 30° head elevation was given identical nursing procedures af-ter the bed's head was elevated 30°.Then right after entering the anesthesia recovery room,as well as 5 and 15 minutes after deoxygenation,the oxygen partial pressure(PaO2),carbon dioxide partial pressure(PaCO2)and percutaneous oxygen saturation(SpO2)were recorded and compared between the two groups.Moreover,the diaphragmatic movements during deep breathing before nerve block and pri-or to discharge from the anesthesia recovery room were measured,and such adverse reactions as hypox-emia,labored breathing and glossoptosis were observed.Results Compared with the supine position group,a significant increase in the average PaO2 and SpO2 15 minutes after deoxygenation,diaphrag-matic movement during deep breathing and comfort was observed in the group with a 30° head eleva-tion,but a significant decrease in the incidence of postoperative laboured breathing and glossoptosis.However,no significant differences were found between the two groups in the incidence of hypoxemia and the average PaO2,PaCO2 and SpO2 immediately after entering the anesthesia recovery room and 5 minutes after deoxygenation.Conclusion Elevating the head of the bed by 30° enhances respiratory function in patients undergoing shoulder surgery with general anesthesia intubation and intermuscular groove brachial plexus block,compared to the supine position.Although no significant reduction in hy-poxemia incidence is observed,there is a notable relief of adverse reactions such as laboured breath-ing and glossoptosis,which makes patients feel more comfortable.Therefore,such posture care is wor-thy of application in clinical practice.