How to Use Wild Yam Cream for Best Results

Using a (natural) Wild Yam Cream efficiently can significantly enhance its result. This guide will provide you with essential steps and tips to achieve the best results from your daily application of this natural product.

We will be referencing our specific formulation in this article, which is ProMeno Wild Yam Cream or ProAndro Wild Yam Cream - which do not contain any added hormones. If you are using a different product, the brand that you purchased from may have slightly different instruction than you'll find on this page.

The Quick Summary on "How It Works"

We are a results-driven company and are here to aid others with reducing their discomfort and symptoms related to women's and men's hormonal-related health. Here is the quick summary on how to get the best results from Wild Yam Cream.

1. ) Throughout our research, we have found there are supportive products that most of us may greatly benefit from when looking for natural hormonal balance.

It may help to write a list down on symptoms that you are looking to have help with. We highly recommend taking additional supplements to support the body while the Wild Yam Cream takes a few weeks to integrate in with the system.

Example: Our Herbal Spice is a loose leaf tea that we highly recommend for those who experience joint pain, or arthritis. Or, Berry Cooling is made for those with night sweats and hot flashes.
These are known to be very beneficial to those looking for menopausal support. Alternatively, this can be any tea that has nettle leaf, possibly along with other anti-inflammatory herbs. This aids with general mineralization in the body, which we all benefit from.

Same goes for any other symptoms on the list. Such as insomnia, taking a tea/herbal supplement to aid with sleep struggles. Not sure which one is best for you? Reach out to us and we can help.

2. ) Consistency and not rotating locations is actually better.

Be sure to use the ProMeno Wild Yam Cream 2x a day, morning and night - if possible. Less application locations is preferred, and up to 2 is actually best. (Read more on this below.)

If you are still having a menstrual cycle - take 5-7 days off during this time. It'll allow progesterone to drop naturally, encouraging the cycle to start. If you do not have a menstrual cycle, it's not necessary to take any break.

3. ) There is a 3-stage process for starting the Wild Yam Cream for most individuals.

First stage: Possibly worsening or change of symptoms for up to 3-4 weeks.

During this time, one may experience irregular menses (if still menstruating), hot flashes, night sweats, cramps, breast tenderness, headaches, or sleep changes.

This is what we call the initial flush, and it may be worse for anyone who has been on something such as hormonal birth control for 5+ years of their life. It is merely a "flush" period where some excess hormones may be leaving the body.

For some this can be confusing, and may seem like the product is "creating" symptoms, when it would not actually be working this way.

Second stage: Usually between week 4-7 one will notice beneficial changes.

For some, during this time it may seem like a lot is happening. Or, it may be so minimal that the change of symptoms aren't very noticeable. However, for about 60%~ of people... by now they will notice many beneficial changes they can actually report.

Typically, by now many will report better sleep, possibly having less night sweats/hot flashes, less pain/arthritis or general "better mood".

IF you are experiencing negative symptoms during this second stage -- please reach out to us because it's likely there is an interaction happening from environment, lifestyle, or medication.

Third stage: During between week 8 to week 12 it's the best time to analyze.

By this time, many find most symptoms have a very noticeable change. Whether it's less discomfort in a certain part of the body, better sleep, better mood, increased libido, or even feeling like energy levels are increasing.

IF results are not very far along at this point, it may be a good idea to start making some additional changes. This can mean added in some supportive supplements, or making some slight lifestyle modifications.

Some of these changes in lifestyle are not too difficult, and are as easy as "swapping out" some of the top endocrine disruption items in our daily-use to alternatives that work just as well, but will not interact with what we call "the body's hormone regulator".

4. ) Using other "Menopause Supplements" and Wild Yam Cream is not always better.

Example: We had a post-menopausal woman who had no issue using our Wild Yam Cream for many years. Suddenly, she started having intense hot flashes which she had not had in over 10+ years. Well, we found out what changed. She started on a "women's blend" tea that had Black Cohosh in it.

If you are using any type of blends or supplements with the Wild Yam Cream, ensure they will not interact or reach out and check with us if there's a concern of this.

In particular, Black Cohosh can be beneficial for those who already are experiencing hot flashes. However, for some that are not currently having this symptom it may actually cause them to occur.

Heads Up: Medications That May Interact

Many do not mention some of the things that may react with a Wild Yam Cream. This is important, because in the realm of "taking something" you'll never want to take two different things that effect the same area, because more often than not - it will create an interaction.

Now, there are many medications that most of us do not realize interact with our hormones and/or pituitary gland. We do not recommend using any type of Wild Yam Cream while taking an antidepressant, aromatase inhibitor, steroids, thyroid medication, Tamoxifen, or a combination birth control.

If you are on any of these types of medications, it's best to work with a well-trained clinician or functional medicine doctor to monitor any symptoms and progress.

So, what can happen if you are already taking both at the same time? No need to panic - you have not harmed anything.
Many people will experience the very symptoms they were looking to reduce. This may include things like worsening anxiety, negative thoughts, panic attacks, hot flashes, night sweats, headaches, sleep disturbances, moodiness, anger outbursts, or new aches/pains/arthritis that wasn't present prior.
Stop using both at the same time immediately, and these interactive symptoms will fade usually in 2-5 days.

Some people may choose to go off certain medications because of this, please reach out for more information about specific interactions if needed.

(We do have alternative recommendations for those who may not be able to use a Wild Yam Cream with a medication they are not able to come off of.)

Application and Techniques for Consistency

As of the last year, there has been much misinformation spread about how to properly apply Wild Yam Cream to the body. Perhaps these methods may work for some, but they will not work for everyone.

For our ProMeno Wild Yam Cream, we recommend application 2x a day (once in the morning, and once in the evening) using about a pea-sized amount on the 1-2 same locations each day.

Why the same location? In the past, it was recommended to alternate locations because of hormone patches, and when those turned into hormone creams the application instructions never changed much. However, today it has been found that efficacy with creams can actually go up when the same location is used. This is why we recommend 1-2 locations, and staying with those for weeks at a time.

Let's take a moment to focus on consistency. The main reason why many will not find results is "missing of days" -- so we want to make sure the routine of using this product is as easy as possible.

Using an example from a busy women who uses ProMeno Wild Yam Cream - she has a container in her vehicle center console and a container in her bathroom. In the morning on the way to work, she will apply a dab on her wrists. In the evening, she will apply it to her face. The products are in the locations she will remember to use them - because consistency is priority, and otherwise she would forget to apply it in the morning.

Consistency is better than rotating locations. Use the product in the locations and ways that fit best in with your daily routine. Even if that means 1x a day application in the same location.

If you are not seeing results in the first 8 weeks -- the highest efficacy locations will typically be the neck, lower abdomen, inner thigh.

Time of Use = A 90 Day Trial Period

Although many lectures online may mention this product can take many months to see results -- the majority of people will see improvement in 20 days or up to 90 days.

Now, unfortunately, we all enjoy (and are used to) fast results today. However, many of us are constantly being bombarded with estrogens and anti-estrogens in our environment daily. (Also known as endocrine disruptors.)

Because of these impacts, it's highly recommended to give the product at least 90 days before really judging a new hormone panel or results on how symptoms are really improving.

There are about 5% ~ of people who will not have results in 90 days. At this point, we are happy to issue a full refund if the cream simply is not working.
Although, many in this percentage have found that using it for a longer period of time (the extended 6+ month time period) as well as reducing endocrine disruptors, leads to more of a 99% success rate.

As for the remainder of that 1% of individuals, we are happy to issue a refund and hope it'll go towards seeing a functional medicine doctor to look deeper into what is causing the imbalance in the body.