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Is Testosterone Made from Yams? Unpacking the Myth and the Facts

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According to numerous medical and chemical sources, a compound found in yams, diosgenin, serves as a plant-based precursor for the laboratory synthesis of various hormones, including bioidentical testosterone. This critical fact clears up the widespread myth: your body cannot convert diosgenin from eating yams into testosterone naturally.