Perimenopausal syndrome （MPS）， a common endocrine system disease， is one of the diseases responding specifically to traditional Chinese medicine （TCM）. The China Association of Chinese Medicine organized experts in endocrinology， gynecology， and interdisciplinary fields of both Western and Chinese medicine to discuss the advantages and challenges of diagnosing and treating MPS with Western medicine， TCM， and integrative medicine. Experts at the conference believe that MPS is initiated by estrogen decline and rooted in deficiency， with the pathogenesis being imbalance between Yin and Yang in the kidney. The hormone replacement therapy in Western medicine for menopause can rapidly alleviate related symptoms by quickly restoring the estrogen level and timely detect and delay complications of menopause， whereas such a therapy has certain risks， necessitating close monitoring of adverse reactions. Moreover， the various contraindications and precautions limit the clinical application of the hormone replacement therapy. TCM has advantages in synergistically alleviating symptoms such as hot flashes， sweating， sleep disorders， and emotional abnormalities of MPS without causing obvious adverse reactions. However， its efficacy is slower than the hormone replacement therapy， and the TCM evidence for preventing and treating complications of menopause remains unclear. Three suggestions were proposed for the future development of both Western and TCM for ameliorating MPS. First， an integrated diagnosis and treatment system for MPS with both Western and Chinese medicine should be established. Second， high-quality evidence-based interventions for MPS should be developed with TCM alone or in combination with Western medicine. Third， efforts should be made to promote the new TCM drug development and the interdisciplinary cooperation for treating MPS.

Objective:To investigate the possible pathogenesis and possible risk factors of tinnitus related to female menopause.Methods:From April 2016 to October 2016, 59 female patients with menopausal syndrome were diagnosed in the menopause comprehensive management clinic. Tinnitus and menopause questionnaires were conducted, based on whether having tinnitus, those patients were divided into two groups: tinnitus group and no tinnitus group. Age, body mass index (BMI), Kupperman menopausal index (KMI) score, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) level of patients in the two groups were analyzed. Menopausal symptoms, related medical history and possible related factors of tinnitus were statistically analyzed.Results:A total of 59 cases were collected, 22 of which were accompanied by tinnitus. The incidence of idiopathic tinnitus was 35.1% (20/57) because 2 cases of thyroid related tinnitus with clear etiology were removed. Complete data were obtained from 17 of 20 patients with idiopathic tinnitus and 26 of 37 patients without tinnitus. Age, BMI, menopause KMI score, hormone level, menopause symptoms and possible factors related to tinnitus were statistically analyzed between the two groups, and the incidence of headache was statistically different between the two groups ( χ2=9.098, P=0.003), but no other factors were statistically significant( P>0.05). The severity of insomnia and tinnitus were further analyzed ( χ2=2.841, P=0.417), and there was no significant difference between the two groups. Conclusion:Headache history may be one of the high risk factors for the occurrence of menopausal tinnitus.

Objective:To evaluate the impact of self-crosslinked hyaluronic acid (SCH) gel on endometrium recovery after artificial abortion.Methods:A multicenter, prospective randomized controlled trial was conducted across 18 hospitals from December 2021 to February 2023, involving 382 women who underwent artificial abortion. Participants were randomly allocated to receive either treatment with SCH gel (SCH group) or no treatment (control group) in a 1∶1 ratio. The primary outcome was endometrium thickness in 14 to 18 days after the first postoperative menstruation. Secondary outcomes included changes in menstrual volume during the first postoperative menstruation, menstruation resumption within 6 postoperative weeks, time to menstruation resumption, duration of the first postoperative menstruation, and incidence of dysmenorrhea.Results:Baseline characteristics of participants were comparable between the two groups (all P>0.05), with 95.3% (182/191) in SCH group and 92.7% (177/191) in the control group completed the study. The postoperative endometrial thickness in SCH group was significantly greater than that in the control group [(9.78±3.15) vs (8.95±2.32) mm; P=0.005]. SCH group also had significantly fewer participants with reduced menstrual volume [23 cases (12.6%, 23/182) vs 31 cases (17.5%, 31/177); P=0.038]. Although SCH group experienced less dysmenorrhea during the first postoperative menstrual period, this difference was not statistically significant [28.5% (51/179) vs 37.1% (65/175); P=0.083]. Outcomes were similar between SCH group and the control group regarding the proportion of participants who resumed menstruation within 6 weeks postoperatively, time to menstruation resumption, and duration of the first postoperative menstruation ( P=0.792, 0.485, and 0.254, respectively). No serious adverse events were observed during the study period, and no adverse events were attributed to SCH gel treatment. Conclusion:The application of SCH gel after artificial abortion is safe and might aid in the recovery of the endometrium.

Objective:To explore the application effect of the milestone evaluation system based on ACGME core competencies in the standardized training of residents in the department of rheumatology and immunology.Methods:A modified Milestone Evaluation Scale was developed for the department of rheumatology and immunology. Self evaluation and mentor evaluation were conducted on 150 residents who received standardized training in grades 1-3 before May 2023. The results were collected and statistically analyzed. One-way analysis of variance and t-test were performed using SPSS 27.0. Results:The self-evaluation and mentor evaluation scores of all residents increased with the training years. Self-evaluation scores were significantly higher than mentor evaluation scores ( P<0.05) for the medical knowledge ( t=2.95, P=0.006), diagnosis and treatment ability ( t=2.57, P=0.015), and learning ability ( t=2.67, P=0.015) of grade 2 residents and the learning ability ( t=2.87, P=0.007) of grade 3 residents. There were no significant differences in the baseline score and ability improvement of residents from different institutions ( P>0.05). Conclusions:The milestone evaluation system is an effective tool for training, assessing, and providing feedback to residents in rheumatology and immunology, and provides essential feedback to resident training bases regarding the training effectiveness. The method is worth promoting.

Perimenopausal syndrome is a common uncomfortable symptom in women during the perimenopausal period, with a high incidence, a long duration, and adverse effects on physical and psychological, patients bear a heavy burden of symptoms, and increase the risk of adverse events in the elderly stage, increase the social medical burden. With the development of sports rehabilitation research, more and more attention has been paid to the effect of exercise on human health. This paper reviews the studies on exercise rehabilitation in women with perimenopausal syndrome, including exercise forms, exercise intensity, exercise time and exercise effect, in order to provide basis for the relevant research and practice.

Objective:To evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of cytoreductive surgery plus hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS+HIPEC) for patients with advanced ovarian cancer as the first-line surgical treatment.Methods:The ovarian cancer patients with completed clinical data diagnosed as stage Ⅲ C-Ⅳ according to Federation International of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) who underwent CRS+HIPEC as the first-line treatment from December 2007 to November 2019 in Beijing Shijitan Hospital were retrospectively analyzed. Survival status was analyzed by using Kaplan-Meier method, and prognostic factors were analyzed by using Cox multivariate regression model. The primary endpoints were median overall survival (mOS) time and median progress-free survival (mPFS) time, and the secondary endpoint was safety in perioperative period. Results:Of 100 patients with advanced ovarian cancer, the median follow-up time was 18.4 months, and 75 (75.0%) patients were alive and 25 (25.0%) patients died, of which the mOS time was 87.6 months (95% CI 72.1-103.1 months), and 1-, 2-, 3-, 4- and 5-year survival rate was 94.1%, 77.2%, 68.2%,64.2% and 64.2%, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that the patients with age≤58 years old ( P = 0.023), Karnofsky≥80 scores ( P = 0.026), ascites ≤1 000 ml ( P = 0.041), peritoneal carcinomatosis index (PCI) score <19 ( P = 0.044) and completeness of cytoreduction (CC) score 0-1 ( P = 0.001) had better prognosis. Multivariate analysis showed that CC score 0-1 was independent prognostic factor, the mortality risk of resectable patients with CC score 2-3 was 3.2 times higher than that in patients with CC score 0-1 ( HR = 3.2, 95% CI 1.4-7.6, P = 0.008), and mPFS time was 23.3 months (95% CI 0-50.7 months) for patients with CC score 0-1. Grade Ⅲ-Ⅳ adverse event rate during perioperative period and mortality rate was 4.0% (4/100) and 2.0% (2/100), respectively. Conclusion:CRS+HIPEC could improve the survival of advanced ovarian cancer patients with good safety.

Objective:The aim of this study was to explore the relationship between nurses ′ work environment and menopausal symptoms. Methods:A multicenter, cross-sectional study was performed in Beijing, China, distributed to 2 194 registered nurses at 37 hospitals. Using a self-designed questionnaire included individual personal details, and the hospital working environment. Menopausal symptoms were evaluated using a modified Kupperman index (KMI) scoring system.Results:The average natural age at menopause stag was 47.64 years with 63.91% (1 328/2 078) nurses without menopausal symptoms. Logistic analysis showed that menopausal symptoms were co-dependently influenced by the following: to frequently contact with patient bodily fluids during your work ( P=0.037); be intimidated in your work ( P<0.01); to often or occasionally face death at work ( P=0.013 and P=0.002). Nurses suffered more stressful environment with high prevalence of menopausal symptoms. Conclusions:The mid-age nurses with menopausal symptoms were related with work environment. Managers should pay more attention to this problem.

Objective:To evaluate the effect of WeChat platform in the diagnosis and treatment of menopausal-related diseases for gynecologists.Methods:In March 2017, 47 gynecologists who voluntarily participated in the offline continuing medical education project "Diagnosis and Treatment training of menopause-related diseases" in Beijing Shijitan Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University were selected as the control group (traditional teaching mode), and 52 gynecologists who volunteered to participate in WeChat platform training were selected as the experimental group (WeChat teaching mode). The main outcome measure was the knowledge level of menopause-related diseases and curriculum satisfaction before and after training. SPSS was used to perform t-test or chi-square test for inter-group data. Results:All gynecologists completed the study, the recovery rate of the evaluation questionnaire before and after training was 100%. Before training, the average score of menopause-related disease knowledge and the test passing rate of knowledge examination in experimental group were (63.65±21.42) and 65.4%, while those in the control group were (60.85±24.83) and 63.8%, respectively. No significant difference was found ( P>0.05). After training, the knowledge level of menopause-related diseases and the test passing rate significantly improved in both groups ( P<0.05). The average score of students and the passing rate in the experimental group were (77.50±16.19) and 90.1%, which were better than those in the control group [(78.72±16.89), 87.2%]. However, there was no significant difference between the two groups ( P>0.05). Besides, the experimental group was more satisfied, but the difference was not statistically significant compared with control group ( P>0.05). Conclusion:WeChat platform training for gynecologists not only has the same effects as the traditional teaching model on menopausal disease diagnosis and treatment training, but also gains higher training satisfaction, suggesting WeChat platform training can be further applied to other subdisciplines.

Objective To assess effectiveness of ketogenic diet on improving polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients accompanying with overweight and obesity. Methods A total of 72 PCOS patients planned to recruit in our study from December 29, 2018 to June 2019 were selected, and were randomly divided into experimental group and control group. The control group was given routine treatment and suggestions of life style, while the experimental group carried out ketogenic diet intervention alone for three months. All patients were followed up every day and rechecked monthly. The safety and effectiveness indexes of the two groups were observed. Results A total of fifty patients had been recruited until March 30, 2019, but one patient was lost in the follow-up. As a result, there were totally twenty-five patients in the experimental group with one patient lost in follow-up. In the remaining twenty-four patients, 75％ of these patients had recovered spontaneous menstruation in good condition. Ten patients who have been intervened over one month accepted the first re-examination. The results showed that the patient's weight, the body fat rate and the level of androgen detected in venous blood were all reduced after ketogenic diet after the intervention (P ＜ 0. 01), which revealed that the effect of ketogenic diet's intervention for PCOS was significant in the short term. Conclusion Ketogenic diet intervene in PCOS effectively restore spontaneous menstruation in patients for one month, the state of hyperandrogenism is significantly improved. Other hormones show improvement trends, but no significant difference compared with baseline. The mid-term and final reports of KIDs-001 are worthy of the wait.

Objective To explore the work content of nurses in menopause multidisciplinary outpatient team so as to summarize the nursing work well and improve the quality of nursing work. MethodsThis study used case study of qualitative research. From June 2018 to August 2019, we selected 10 relevant personnel in Menopause Multidisciplinary Teamwork (MDT) Outpatient Department at Beijing Shijitan Hospital of Capital Medical University to interview MDT outpatient nurses about the work content. Data were collected with the method of personalized depth interview and observation, and data were analyzed with the method of content analysis. ResultsA total of 5 themes were extracted by analyzing data including the MDT outpatient work flow management, comprehensive evaluation and diagnosis by interdisciplinary, menopause knowledge education for patients, formulating and implementing the plan of individualized continuous nursing as well as participating in MDT publicity, promotion and team development. ConclusionsNurses take part in effective flow management, comprehensive health evaluation, enriching menopause knowledge education, formulating and implementing the plan of individualized continuous nursing as well as MDT publicity, teaching and research in MDT outpatient work to make MDT outpatient flow simple and efficient, improve patients' health knowledge, medical compliance and satisfaction.