Explores recent advances in basic research on the gynecology of young women, and concomitant clinical applications. Topics include: neuroendocrinology of the menstrual cycle: the endocrinology of implantation; endocrinology of gestation and parturition; molecular biology and genetics relative to the estrogen receptor ovarian dysfunction and gynecologic cancer; obesity and polycystic ovarian syndrome; anemia and pregnancy; oral contraceptives and their effects on arteries and veins, the estrogen-deficiency syndrome; osteoporosis; endoscopic surgery; and sexually transmitted diseases.