very interesting. so this molecule that osta is derived from, it can cause permanent damage to the uterus only or also the male organs?
This is a good question. While Ostarine shouldn't be generally used by women (see my post above about the "exceptions") men are a special case.
While impregnation by the man, Ostarine should be used actually or should be used more than three months ago. You will find also the statement in the studies (especially in the older one, in the newer ones only women where testsubjects (and yes, they are not "allowed" getting pregnant during the studies. I will paste here some quotes)), that men have to - at least for three months after the last Ostarine application - prevent during sexual activities.
Why?
Men should also try as much as possible to avoid impregnating anyone while taking Bicalutamide, as it may have harmful effects on the fetus.
As you know, fire and water or electricity and water doesn't fit well together. And a teratogenic substance combined with sperms (liked to a pregnancy) also doesn't fit that well. Sperm in men is going to refresh itself (by sexual activities or masturbation). The researchers selected a time period, in which 99.99% of all the possibly damaged sperm were renewed (talking in statistical language there is never a 100% possibility, nor a 0% by the way).
The feminine testsubjects had to fulfill following condition:
Negative pregnancy test in woman of childbearing potential, [...] no more than 7 days before the first dose of study treatment.
For women of childbearing potential who are sexually active, agreement of use a highly effectice, non-hormonal form of contraception during and for at least 6 months after completion of study treatment; OR, a fertile male partner willing and able to use effective non-hormonal of contraception [...] during and for at least 6 months after completion after study treatment
In another study about Ostarine, also men were accepted as testsubjects. The condition - to take part at the studies - were:
FEMALE - age > or = 30 years and clinically confirmed as postmenopausal. [...]
MALE - age > or = 30 years. Subjects must agree to use a double barrier method of contraception during the study and for 3 months after study completion. This may include the following: condom + spermicide or condom + oral hormonal contraception
And as a reminder: for eight years now the studies about Ostarine were ongoig. And nothing changed concerning the Bicalutamide-story. If Ostarine as a Bicalutamide-derivative were not that dangerous, the conditions (for getting accepted as testsubject) must have changed.
But it has not.
As a personal advice: as a men, don't impregnate a woman while on Ostarine or less than 12 weeks after the cycle. There are other non-Bicalutamide-substances who don't act like the Bicalutamide (LGD-4033, RAD-140). The risk is still there, but a bit less dramatic than in women. Women have to prevent herselves 6 months after the Ostarine application, the researchers recommend.
Despite on these fact, I personally would wait for further studies, which cover the topic "pregnancy". Lower dosed LGD in this case would be IMHO the best option. It's not pure anabolic but also have some androgenic effect.
You can't have your cake and eat it too
