
Dioscorea
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Aug 21, 2026
76: The 7 Supplements I Would Question Before Taking in Midlife After 20+ Years in Hormone Health
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21:06Carrie JonesHOST
USP progesterone.
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21:07Carrie JonesHOST
Wild yam is an herb called Dioscorea, and 100%, it's been used in women's health for a long time.
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21:13Carrie JonesHOST
W- wild yam, or Dioscorea, a f- tr- in herbal, herbal lore, absolutely, but in wild yam is diosgenin, and diosgenin in a lab under very high heat and multiple steps can be converted into progesterone.
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21:32Carrie JonesHOST
In your body, wild yam, if you just go get capsules of wild yam or a cream of wild yam, you cannot convert it into progesterone.
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21:41Carrie JonesHOST
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