Wild Yam: Birth Control Without Fear

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Summary: Great info, but not enough.
Review: Make sense, wild yam for birth control. I started taking it right away, but I had to kind of "just do it." She doesn't give dosages in milligrams, so I am taking 1,500 mg twice a day. Why? She says 3 capsules twice a day, and GNC sells 500 mg capsules. I guess I'm taking enough--I have no idea, but so far, so good, and no side effects...

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Summary: Wild Yam: Birth Control without Fear
Review: Published in 1986, this is an interesting little 8 page booklet. The author, Willa Shaffer, is an experienced midwife and herbalist who conducted a study of the effectiveness of wild yam used as a natural form of birth control on several women since 1981. If taken the way Willa Shaffer describes, she purports the method to be very effective as a means of birth control. Needless to say, I have recently started on her program and have been taking the wild yam supplements. The only complaint I would make about the book is that the author is vague in some of her descriptions about the study she conducted and I would prefer to know more details. In general though, this is a great book to check out if you're interested in natural forms of birth control.