New testosterone screening targets troops 30+, therapy optional
TL;DR
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth proposes annual testosterone deficiency screening for all service members aged 30 and over, with voluntary testosterone replacement therapy for those with low levels; under-30 personnel can opt in for testing, while the Pentagon has not clarified therapy access for women. The move is tied to a broader push to ease testosterone prescribing, a policy angle highlighted by the BBC as reflecting a more “manly” military.
- Pete Hegseth's new testosterone testing policy for US troops BBC
- Pete Hegseth wants testosterone for his soldiers. Finally, some gender-affirming care | Arwa Mahdawi The Guardian
- U.S. military will test service members for low testosterone, Pete Hegseth says NBC4 Washington
- The Manosphere and Christian Nationalist Roots of Hegseth’s “Low-T” Fixation Mother Jones
- Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman, Sean Parnell, on Enhanced Screening Protocol to Opt U.S. Department of War (.gov)
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