Published Articles on Women's Health

Birth Control Pills -Menopause and hGH and IGF-1

By Barbara Brewitt, Ph.D.
Estrogen is of major interest and importance to a woman’s health. Women use birth-control pills and estrogen-replacement therapy to assure health and quality of life. However, evidence is visible and mounting that estrogen raises the risks for breast cancer, heart attacks, stroke and blood clots, all of which shorten quality and length of life.
Wellness Today – August 2002

Post-HRT: Hormone is Not a Dirty Word

By Barbara Brewitt, Ph.D.
This new post-HRT era invites women to reconsider and rethink their needs and the consequences of their potential choices during aging. Let us choose the safest, most effective approaches as we age.
HealthSmart Today -- Nov/Dec 2002