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obj: "Last week, I\u00A0was introduced to JASON\u00A0Wild Yam Balancing Moisturizing Creme, a combination of seaweed, algae, ginseng and mexican wild yam which apparently is supposed to help\u00A0with problems associated with hormonal instabilities common with women; such as\u00A0\u00A0premenstrual syndrome (PMS), menopause, and even the stresses of everyday life.\u00A0\nI was curious but I didn\u2019t buy the product.\u00A0 Not yet.\u00A0 I wanted to find out more about this Mexican wild yam and its properties.\u00A0 I mean using something that can affect my hormones is alarming and I should know why and how.\nI found out that Mexican wild yam grows naturally throughout Central America, and has been found to provide efficient benefits with its botanical extracts.\u00A0 More importantly,\u00A0a natural form of progesterone, which is a hormone that plays a vital role in women\u2019s health, is claimed\u00A0to be extracted from the plant.\u00A0\u00A0\nSo the cream that I was introduced to is supposed to contain this\u00A0natural source of progesterone\u00A0and when applied on certain soft-tissue areas of skin, is supposed\u00A0to restore hormonal equilibrium and is therefore effective in treating PMS and menstrual irregularity, as well as hot flashes and other symptoms of menopause.\u00A0\nIn addition, it is said to be able to\u00A0help women\u00A0reduce wrinkles, increases energy and stamina,\u00A0enhance their breast tissues and their sex drive and in some cases, even help with fertility.\u00A0\u00A0 There are even reports that says such creams are even effective\u00A0in preventing\u00A0osteoporosis, another common women ailment.\nSounds too good to be believed isn\u2019t it?\nWhat is to be realised is that those are claims made by\u00A0such cream marketers.\u00A0 It is also important to hear what scientific research has to say about the Mexican wild yams.\u00A0 According to information I\u2019ve read from the American Cancer Society,\u00A0wild yams cannot supply the body with progesterone.\nThe plant contains the chemical diosgenin, which can be converted into progesterone through a lengthy process in the lab but the body cannot convert diosgenin into progesterone.\u00A0\nIn addition, there is no scientific evidence showing that the wild yam has any effect on the symptoms of menopause, premenstrual syndrome, or that it can\u00A0reduce wrinkles or enlarge breasts.\u00A0 In fact, the article in American Cancer Society mentions that there could be some problems and side effects associated with using such creams.\nSo are these creams for real or what?\u00A0 I really don\u2019t know the answer.\nBut interestingly,\u00A0there are many similar products from other brands, including Jurlique Wild Yam Lotion.\u00A0 And if you do a search on the Net, you\u2019ll find a lot of testimonials of women who have successfully used such products.\u00A0 It\u2019s their words against science.\u00A0\nPersonally, I would be careful when it comes to using such alternative treatment.\u00A0 But having said that, I would still prefer using such creams as opposed to using those synethetic progesterone prescribed by doctors under the hormone replacement therapy (HRT) if I have to choose.\n\u00A9 www.vivawoman.net  copyright notice  \u263A\n______________________________________________________________\n\nRelated posts:\n\n\nNeal\u2019s Yard Bee Lovely & Wild Rose Hand Creams\n\nDo BB creams work well as concealers?\n\nDo we need special neck creams?\n\nTwo best selling and affordable eye creams from iHerb\n\n\n\n"@en-us