[chrishoney]

I agree, there is no point to taking wild yam with the hope that it will increase serum progesterone levels. There is no enzymatic pathway in humans (in men OR women for that matter) to synthesize progesterone from those precursors. However, bioidentical progesterone such as Microgest is another story altogether and certainly seems like it would help us achieve our goals.

Also, until the development of micronized bioidentical progesterone, taking it by mouth was ineffective as the digestive processes and first pass through the liver metabolized it before it could have an effect. Until relatively recently topical or IM application was all there was and those were only available via prescription. Hope springs eternal and if you could have taken a bunch of wild yam capsules and increased your progesterone levels--shazaaam!!! That's got to better than going to a doc and begging for an injection.

My point was, that progesterone as part of an NBE program has been a topic of discussion on these boards and therefore the link I posted was relevant.