Does evening primrose oil increase estrogen? i think i'm estrogen dominant, i have pcos and wanted to try using epo. should i try it?

Not recommended: EPO has been studied in a severe estrogen diminished state such as postmenopause. Available data suggest that it is no more effective than placebo. In the only randomized trial to address this issue 56 symptomatic postmenopausal women were randomly assigned to EPO versus placebo for six months. There was no significant difference in symptoms. And increasing estrogen can exacerbate certain cancers

Does not raise E but: EPO does not raise estrogen but may help PCOS by increasing Prostaglandin E and may improve fertility by increasing cervical mucous. It should be balanced with Omega 3 Fatty Acids. There is no good research proving it helps, but none showing it doesn't. It's safe to try. See http://natural-fertility-info.com/pcos-fertility-diet & click on the Evening Primrose OIl link & see http://bit.ly/1kmWQDY