I suffer from severe endometriosis. Fully agree that the EPO is not suitable for certain people especially people with cyst, fibroids and breast cancer.

I thought EPO could relieve my menses cramp since everyone tell me it’s good and within 4 mths of consumption i started to hv few fibroids.

So people with weaker liver or estrogen dominance condition (which most women are nowadays due to the processed food and environment) should avoid taking them.

Mainly soy, EPO, promeganate, dang gui and flaxseed should be avoided.

I switched to a high raw vegan diet and was consuming flaxseed almost daily for several months. i was grinding it up and then blending it in a green smoothie. (about 1/4 of cup a day maybe?)within a few months i started noticing water retention, constipation, mentrual irregularities including clotting, and i gained 20 lbs and was hypoglycemic. all of these other symptoms and only recently realized i was suffering from estrogen dominance. estrogen dominance can also cause hypothyroid which i also have.

i had no idea, but flaxseed has 3x as much estrogen as soy. i do not know why the public is unaware of this.

i was not consuming any other major phytoestrogens, except for sprouts on a regular basis and certain fruits and herbs (cherries, apples,ginseng, etc). i realized that taking flaxseed, much like consuming alot of other phytoestrogens is like taking an estrogen supplement, at least in my experience. and for most women extra estrogen is just something we dont need.

In terms of brand, I usually go for Kordel and find them good. Btw, which country are you based?