question about AAS effect on women

[porky little keg]

a female friend of mine is looking to make the jump from state/national level powerlifting to national/world level and take her lifting to the next level.

She is just under 30 but has not had any kids yet, which leads to the problem.

Although she does not want any kids now, she does want to have them in 3-4 years.

Any thoughts on aas use effecting a woman's chances of having a healthy child down the road?

Any women on here gone on, come off, and had normal kids? If so, what did you use?

Any other suggestions? Remember though, she's a powerlifter, a small powerlifter, but still only interested in strength ( and not growing a beard)

Thanks

 

[Times Roman]

It's not the same with the women as it is with the men mate. It's not the AAS they need to worry about, but the bf%. If it get's too low, they will probably lose (at least temporarily) their menstrual cycle. The good news is that it should return once the BF% goes back up.

I'd be more comfortable if a female were to answer this with actual experience.

Anyone?

 

[sassy69]

There are lots of women who have cycled and later had kids. AAS doesn't make you not able to have kids. Two things you have to pay attention to tho:

1) Make sure whatever you use, general rule is give 6 months for it to sufficiently clear your system before you start trying to have kids. If you are using longer acting esters like test cypionate or enanthate (which there's really no reason for women to be using these anyway), then the look up their detection times and give at least that much time for the compound to clear your system - but general rule is wait 6 months. The reason is that presence of a higher concentration of male hormone than should be there in the presence of an embryo can affect the sex organs of the child.

2) Coming off also make sure your natural menstrual cycle is up and functional. Presence of AAS will often "interrupt" the menstrual cycle, and then take some time for things to get back to normal when the compound is no longer present. The female body is very resilient, but it is very sensitive to anything that seems "off" in terms of creating an optimal environment for an fetus to survive and be born healthy - this includes stress levels, sufficient bodyfat levels, general metabolic processes as well as cleared of AAS. This is where you should be working w/ your OB/GYN anyway to ensure a healthy environment for a fetus to thrive.