# EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon temporarily rescinding testosterone screening guidance for US troops, official says

https://mins.news/en/item/44068

- Reuters, 2026-09-03 16:15 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pentagon-temporarily-rescinding-guidance-testosterone-screening-us-troops-2026-09-03/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6a999d126f821100011657cb

> The Pentagon is temporarily withdrawing recently issued clinical guidance tied to a new mandatory testosterone-deficiency screening policy for U.S. service members aged 30 and older, a U.S. official told Reuters on Thursday.

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