Pete Hegseth Announces New Required Pentagon Testosterone Tests: Who It Impacts
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the Pentagon will begin requiring annual testosterone deficiency screenings for active-duty service members age 30 and older.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the Pentagon will begin requiring annual testosterone deficiency screenings for active-duty service members age 30 and older, saying the move is designed to improve military readiness and support long-term health.

The new policy, unveiled in a video posted to X, will make testosterone testing a standard part of the military’s existing annual periodic health assessments for troops over 30. Service members younger than 30 will have the option to receive the screening voluntarily.

“I’m authorizing a new screening program for testosterone deficiency for our service members, ensuring you have the right testosterone levels to operate at your absolute best,” Hegseth said in the video.

  • doubtingtammy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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    5 days ago

    and your body will produce extra estrogen to try to balance the heightened testosterone levels.

    Not quite. Testosterone is just one easy step away from estrogen. That’s why oral T mostly gets converted to estrogen in “first-pass” metabolism via the liver. It also means that when you have excessive T in your bloodstream, you end up with excessive estrogen.

    If you were to suddenly quit using the steroids, your estrogen levels will still be going haywire while your natural testosterone production will remain shut down for quite a while.

    I’m pretty sure you end up with an overall deficit of sex hormones, not an excess of estrogen

    Meanwhile, your body will have no testosterone and huge levels of estrogen

    Testicles will stop producing T, but your body would still have T from the injections or the gel. As long as these levels remain in the ‘normal’ physiological range, so will the amount of estrogen.

    leading to swelling and development of breasts and sore, enlarged nipples.

    The military will give any bimbofied casualties free top surgery. It’s actually pretty common