# Pentagon posts guidance for mandatory testosterone screening. Here's what it may mean

https://mins.news/en/item/64871

- ABC News, 2026-09-18 20:50 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://abcnews.com/Health/pentagon-posts-new-guidance-mandatory-testosterone-screening/story?id=136562269

> The Pentagon issued new guidance Thursday requiring active-duty and reserve male service members over 30 to undergo screening for testosterone deficiency.

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