I read yesterday that some people eat wild yams to help conceive twins, and there is a tribe that 1 out of 22 pregnancy's is twins or higher, and they say it is from the yams. Has any one heard of this before or tested it.
Thanks for all answers
Stacey:o

Another myth.

This is another wives tale. If you take all the pregnancies in the world, I am sure that the incidence of twins is higher than 1 out of 22.

Only a women dropping 2 eggs and a male fertilizing them at the same time will give twins. I never heard of yams making a women produce more eggs than she normally would

Sorry Cyberslider, this is not completely correct.
When 2 eggs are fertalized the twins are fraternal
When 1 egg is fertalized by 1 sperm and the zygote separates, the twins are identical

You Silly FOOLS of course yams help you get pregnant. With twin. How come people answer to questions they have no idea about?


No one is quite sure why, but the Yoruba tribe in West Africa has the highest rate of twinning in the world. A study concluded that the mother's diet was the cause, being high in cassava, a type of yam or sweet potato. The peelings of this vegetable are thought to contain a chemical that causes hyperovulation. In addition, a 2006 study found that women who consume dairy are five times as likely to have twins too.

If you want to know something do your research.

Wow, talk about a little harsh? If you are so knowledgeable in this area, perhaps you should have spoken up before any one else did, and saved everyone the trouble of being, as you call them " silly fools " who don't do research and know nothing about what they are talking about. My goodness. This is a help site people. If you want to show off the knowledge that you think you have, then do so, but don't do it in a way just to show everyone else up. You give your input on your opinion, and your own personal expereinces( or in some cases with the nurses, their more experienced knowledgeable answers) and that is what its for. You CAN give an opinion without telling other people that they are flat out wrong and stupid.

I have heard of this strange occurrence. I also know that there isn't a study out to support the hypothesis either. It is not a fact as of yet. Further medical study is underway though. So before calling people silly fools hereherepeople you should find the facts out first. Just because it's written doesn't mean that it's fact.

Also... SILLY FOOL (hereherepeople) fyi Yams ARE NOT SWEET POTATOES! We call them yams in the USA based on the name Dyami which is what Yams are called in some african tribes. Wild Yam has been shown to increase fertility ONLY in small doses, if you take it in large doses however it is used as a contraceptive. You may want to check your facts before spouting off and making yourself look stupid :)

I've heard of this tribe and theory. Another possible theory is that the women of the tribe share many genetic traits due to shorter lineage between families (less cross-contamination ;)). That could easily mean that they share a genetic trait which increases their odds of multiple (hyper) ovulation.