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Edited by Iain T. Cameron, Ian S. Fraser, and Stephen K. Smith. 449 pp., illustrated. New York, Oxford University Press, 1998. $149.50. ISBN 0-19-262724-4.

With the widespread use of effective contraception, monthly menses became common in women during their reproductive years. Previously, pregnancy and lactational amenorrhea had been more frequent, with only occasional ovulatory menses. As a result of this dramatic change, disorders associated with menstruation have become among the most common disorders that primary care physicians and gynecologists treat in young women. Moreover, the use of exogenous estrogens and progestins for contraception, control of the menstrual cycle, and hormone-replacement therapy has resulted in the need to diagnose and treat irregular bleeding from the endometrium among users.

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