Steroids will always carry a risk of virilization, so they are never a good choice for female athletes, since most of these side effects will be irreversible. You don't want to play with it. SARMs are definitely a much more reasonable option for women - they are non-hormonal, they cause no side effects, and obviously no virilization. Besides, such SARMs as Cardarine GW were specifically designed for recomp - fat loss together with lean mass gains. Additionally, Cardarine will give a great boost in endurance, recovery and cardio. Therefore, I can't come up with a better choice for a female athlete. My wife has been using and cycling SARMs for a while now, and let me tell you that the results were always beyond expectations, and so far there was not even a minor issue.