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Mandatory Testosterone Screening Is a Tactical Retreat from Medical Reason

Mandatory Testosterone Screening Is a Tactical Retreat from Medical Reason by Alan Cassels at Brownstone Institute At first, I thought this July 15, 2026 New York Times article was a parody. Then when I found out it clearly wasn’t a spoof, I asked myself, what kind of moronic gesture is this, recommending screening of military people for low testosterone? In a move that sounds more like a plot point from a dystopian satire than a Pentagon briefing, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth recently announced a mandatory annual testosterone screening program for all US service members aged 30 and older…

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