# Pentagon to resume controversial testosterone testing after pause

https://mins.news/en/item/63462

- Reuters, 2026-09-18 00:10 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/pentagon-proceed-with-controversial-testosterone-testing-after-pause-2026-09-17/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6aac815dfbc2160001c2bc70

> The Pentagon will reinstate mandatory testing for testosterone deficiency among U.S. service members aged 30 and older, a spokesperson said Thursday. Many medical experts have called the program unnecessary and potentially harmful.

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