Breaking News · Hormone Health · July 15, 2026
Pentagon Low-T Screening
The DoD will annually test service members 30 and older for low testosterone. What it means for the men we treat.
The Pentagon will screen troops for low testosterone.
Slide 1 · Hook · surface the headline plainly.
Military service can lower testosterone in several ways.
Each of these is independently linked to lower levels:
- Heavy physical training
- Chronic sleep loss
- Prolonged stress
- Blast exposure and TBI
- PTSD
Slide 2 · Why · connect service to physiology.
Each risk has been measured on its own. In training, in sleep, and after brain injury.
testosterone drop after five days of intensive field training
J Spec Oper Med · 2020
of service members sleep under six hours a night
Reported estimate · U.S. service members
of men with severe TBI may develop low testosterone
J Mil Veterans Health · 2023
Slide 3 · Stakes · three numbers do the work.
If the military is testing, you should too.
Without a baseline, a decline from years of work, stress, and short sleep looks identical to normal aging.
Book a physician visit with same-day labs at your local Men's Wellness Centers.
Slide 4 · Close · make it personal, name the action.