r/politics • u/mom0nga • Jul 15 '26

No Paywall Hegseth announces annual testosterone screenings for service members

https://thehill.com/policy/defense/5969935-hegseth-testosterone-testing-dod/
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u/themattboard Tennessee Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 15 '26

We live in a dystopia written by edgy dumbasses

Edit: far too many people think those "low T" ads aren't a scam

Edit 2: low testosterone being a real medical condition doesn't make the low T ads any less of a scam. They are designed to sound like a panacea for every mid-life issue men have in order to separate them from their money. Talk to your doctor, not someone in an ESPN radio ad

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u/Talk-O-Boy Jul 15 '26

>Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy in January declared that Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz had reviewed President Trump’s medical records and found that he had “the highest testosterone levels that he’s ever seen for an individual over 70.” 

You’re just jealous of Lord Emperor Trump’s pheromones.

Instead of hating, why don’t you improve yourself? If you start taking TRT now, you too can look like Donny T when you’re 70.

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u/Billyosler1969 Jul 15 '26

And why would one check the testosterone level of an 80 year old??

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u/ArchdukeToes Jul 15 '26

Also, why is it good to be ‘the highest’? I’m assuming that this is meant to appeal to idiots who think that ‘more testosterone = more manly’ instead of ‘heart attack’.

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u/Billyosler1969 Jul 15 '26

Or hormone secreting tumor

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u/StephenFish Jul 15 '26

If anything, high levels would increase his risk of prostate cancer to some extent, even if not supraphysiological.

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u/Lore-Warden Jul 15 '26

Because they're feeding him testosterone and need to regulate the dosage.