in this issue   "If men die younger than women do, why the idea of women as the sicker sex?." The Defective and Doomed Female Body - by Sue Scharff   "'Perimenopause,' my gynecologist announced with little hesitation." Hormones In Exile - by Diane Dees Tobiason   "Since this program is based on Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, feminists on all planets should take note." Media Glance: Cybill Obedience - by Kathleen Trigiani