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By Michel Ferin, Raphael Jewelewicz, and Michelle Warren. 250 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1993. $59.95. ISBN 0-19-506193-4.

A book crystalizing fundamental aspects of the normal and abnormal menstrual cycle is an invaluable addition to the library of any primary care physician. Understanding the events of the menstrual cycle, and the fluctuations in gonadotropin and sex-steroid levels during monthly ovarian-follicle maturation, will enable physicians to order cost-effective laboratory tests. It will help them to interpret tests rationally and to refer patients when necessary to a specialist in reproductive endocrinology. Fundamental knowledge of the menstrual cycle, which is mandatory in the care of the female patient, will be greatly enhanced by this book.

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