PREGNANCY-BIRTH Messages for May, 2000: Re: Using Wild Yam Root to prevent possible miscarriage

Re: Using Wild Yam Root to prevent possible miscarriage

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Fri, 12 May 2000 10:51:34 -0500 (CDT)

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At Wed, 10 May 2000, anonymous@obgyn.net wrote: >
>At Tue, 9 May 2000, Elaine wrote:
>>
>>I read in the Wise Womans book that wild yam root is helpful in
>>preventing miscarriage. It says to take 10 drops of the tincture every
>>half hour. Does anyone know for how long I must do this? I was spotting
>>a bit this morning, but it has stopped.
>>
>>Thanks,
>>Elaine
>
>Let's be reasonable folks. Spotting can be a sign of abortion or
>ectopic pregnancy. No way any yam will correct a spontaneous abortion
>that has already happened or an ectopic. Go see a doctor. If you find
>this is still a viable pregnancy then you can safely worry about
>preventing spontaneous abortion and ask the doctor if any medicine or
>herb or chant has ever been found to prevent spontaneous abortion and he
>or she will tell you "Nope." If you are pregnant there is a 15% or more
>chance of miscarriage. Wouldn't want to blame it on the poor yams if
>you do.

While the manner of presentation in this response leaves much to be desired, the scientific facts are correct. With the exception of IVF pregnancy, It is very rare for any miscarriage to be caused by progesterone lack. Most miscarriages are caused by something going wrong in the formation of the sperm or the egg resulting in an extra chromosome or a missing chromosome. This makes the zygote created by the fertilization nonviable and a miscarriage results.

RDB

-- R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG FOG

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