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A member asked:

Prometrium (micronized progesterone) claims to be from wild yam but is there a synthetic in it?

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Technically, no: Wild yam does not contain actual progesterone, but Progesterone that is structurally identical to that found in the human body can be made from it. This is a synthetic process but the final product is not a synthetic.

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Answered 6/30/2014

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