Pentagon Resumes Testosterone Testing for Troops Over 30
Pentagon Resumes Testosterone Testing for Troops Over 30
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The Pentagon is reinstituting a mandatory testing program for testosterone deficiency among US service members age 30 and older, a spokesman said Thursday, Reuters reported.
The program had been paused after the department pulled an earlier version of the guidance. According to Mediaite, the reissued guidelines drop the hormone guidance for female service members that appeared in the version that was withdrawn.
Reuters reported that many medical experts have described the testing program as unnecessary and potentially harmful.
Who Is Behind It
The guidance carries the imprint of War Secretary Pete Hegseth, who Newsmax reported has promoted the use of testosterone to improve military readiness.
Timeline
The Pentagon issues testosterone guidance that includes hormone provisions for female service members, then rescinds it, pausing the program.
A Pentagon spokesman says the department will proceed with mandatory testosterone-deficiency testing for troops 30 and older, and the department reissues the guidance without the female-troop provisions, according to Reuters, The Hill and Mediaite.
Reactions
The Pentagon, through a spokesman, confirmed the program is going forward, Reuters reported.
Medical experts cited by Reuters have called the mandatory screening unnecessary and potentially harmful.
Coverage split along familiar lines: Newsmax framed the move as the Pentagon proceeding with testing after a pause, while Mediaite focused on what the reissued document leaves out for female troops.
What's Next
The reissued guidance puts screening back in front of service members 30 and older across the force. The Pentagon has not publicly detailed, in the reporting available, how or when testing will be rolled out, or whether separate guidance for female service members will return.
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