00:00U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announces Wednesday, July 15 mandatory annual testosterone
00:06screenings for troops 30 years and older. He says the initiative is aimed at combating
00:11testosterone deficiency that can undermine their health.
00:20If diagnosed with low testosterone levels, troops can opt for any recommended hormone
00:25replacement treatment. Troops younger than 30 may request to be tested.
00:29This comes as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services moves to ease some restrictions
00:33on testosterone replacement therapies, including seeking to remove limits unused by men with
00:38age-related low testosterone. The announcement triggers backlash from opposition Democrats.
00:43Some call the move gender-affirming care, a concept shunned by U.S. President Donald Trump
00:48and many of his supporters.
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