Hegseth Announces New Program To Test Troops For Low Testosterone

The screenings will be conducted annually as part of serviced members' required medical screenings for those 30 and older.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops.

The screenings will be conducted annually as part of serviced members’ required medical screenings for those 30 and older. Troops under 30 can volunteer to be tested.

Hegseth called the screenings necessary to allow them to operate at their “absolute best.” However, he said receiving testosterone replacement therapy would be voluntary.

The move comes as other Trump administration officials have begun to advocate for men to have easier access to testosterone replacement therapies, but the messaging from Hegseth and others blends known science on the hormone with broader, and less substantiated, claims.