Wild Yam Cream
& Your Progesterone Level

Many pre menopausal women use wild yam cream as a natural treatment for menopause symptoms.

Wild Yam Root

The roots and rhizomes of wild yams are the parts that are used to produce wild yam remedies. They contain diosgenin, which is a substance that can be converted to progesterone.

Can It Raise Your Progesterone Level?

Yes and no. The only wild yam products that can boost your progesterone level are the products that have been made in a laboratory.

Scientists begin with wild yams. They manipulate the yams' progesterone precursor, diosgenin, into progesterone that is molecularly the same as the progesterone in your body, making it bioidentical progesterone.

If you buy wild yam products that have not been through this laboratory process, they will not raise your low progesterone levels.

But, wild yams do contain phytoestrogens (plant estrogens), so they will give you some estrogen-boosting benefits even if they have not been manipulated in a lab.

Wild Yam Benefits

If you use bioidentical wild yam, here is a list of benefits that you can expect to see from using it.

• Healthy Skin: Progesterone helps to moisturize skin, making it supple and young.

• Sleep: If you can't sleep at night, it could be from a low progesterone level.

  Getting the right amount of progesterone can help you to wake up feeling refreshed and ready to tackle your day. Read more about menopause insomnia here.

• Relieves Breast Tenderness: Progesterone can relieve your tender breasts.

• Relieves Menstrual Cramps: Many women find that wild yam cream helps their cramps.

• Relieves Fatigue: Wild yams can help relax you and reduce your level of stress.

• Vaginal Lubrication: Women who use vaginal wild yam cream find that it helps to relieve vaginal dryness.

• Even Mood: Since progesterone helps us to maintain a balanced mood, having a good progesterone level can help you to avoid mood swings and to be more relaxed.

• Anit-inflammatory: It's anti-inflammatory effects can help arthritis and joint pain or stiffness.

Wild Yam Cream

• Directions: You can rub this cream anywhere on your body. You should change application sites every so often so that you are not rubbing it in the same place day after day.

  Popular application sites include your hands, face, neck, inner thighs, and stomach. Since it also acts as a moisturizer, many women particularly like the effects it gives their neck and face.

• Vaginal Cream: You can also get vaginal cream which you apply on your vagina wherever it is needed. It helps to increase your vaginal lubrication.

You can buy wild yam products over the counter or with a prescription from your doctor.

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