Hi Popeye 80
I've had no problems running short (2 weeks max) low dose (10-20mg) cycles of oxandrolone only. I did A LOT of research. And I mean reading scientific studies. I do a full PCT that lasts longer than my short cycles. I've had no problems with libido on or off cycle, retained gains (both performance and lean body mass) and my blood work has been ok. No hair loss, nothing. The most problems I've had have been temporary acne on my back and some sore joints in week 2. Still, maybe I'm just lucky ...

Health is specific to the individual. We can take precautions and do appropriate amounts of research but be under no illusion, this is serious business. If you were going to perform an operation on yourself how much research would you do? That's the way you should treat your decision to run AAS.

Keeping gains is all about the type of gains you made and your pct protocol, diet and training. If your gains are all water from high e2 and poor AI use they will be gone almost immediately. If it's lean muscle from hard work and good diet you have a better chance of retaining the new muscle with proper pct.i gained 20lbs on a test only cycle of 12 weeks and retained 18lbs of that after pct.

Research research and then research some more.

I never recovered after my first cycle and had to go TRT. Other than that I'm great! Haha

that guy died because of a heart attack

Really? A guy running a simple test only cycle isn't goin to die from a heartache unless there is a MAJOR underlying health issue. That sounds like scare tactics. Of course there are no guarantees but if your smart and understand what's happening to your body.the odds of u bouncing back are very good unless again there medical issues that u don't know about. We preach safety first here unlike your other boards on the interweb. This is your first cycle research,research,research some more. Understand all the consequences before hand. One thing u will learn quick in this game are my experiences have nothing to do with u. Everyone is so different and reacts so differently that me telling u I did this amount for six months and bounced right back has no barring on u and your recovery

there is no guarantees in this game, all we can do is try our best to prevent the sides to the best of our abilities, so that means running our ancillaries which include- aromatise inhibitors, dopamine antagonists, anti estrogens, serms, blood pressure supplements, prostate care, organ shields, sterile and sanitary injection procedures, cardio vascular support, and most importantly blood tests! blood tests tell you exactly what is going on therefore telling you what needs to be done in case off mishap, you should be getting bloods before a cycle, half way through a cycle then again after p.c.t, recovery is never certain but if you are smart and follow procedures, you can give yourself the best chance at doing so.