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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s controversial plan to test service members\u2019 testosterone levels may end up having an ironic side effect on male soldiers, two medical experts said in a new report. <\/p>\n

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Dr. Adrian Dobs, a professor of medicine and oncology at John Hopkins University School of Medicine explained the issue to The Intercept Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re sort of creating a dependency on testosterone,\u201d Dobs said. \u201cMen who take testosterone will have a reduction in their sperm counts.\u201d<\/p>\n

Last week, Hegseth announced a new policy<\/u> that would see all U.S. service members over the age of 30 be tested annually for testosterone levels, boasting<\/u> about his efforts to transform the Defense Department into the \u201cHigh-T Department of War.\u201d <\/p>\n

The policy is already facing legal challenges, with a federal judge on Wednesday ordering<\/u> the Trump administration to explain how the new testing policy squares with its existing ban on hormone treatment for transgender service members.<\/p>\n

Per the policy, testosterone screening will be mandatory for all service members over 30, though service members under 30 may voluntarily get screened as well.<\/p>\n

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The concern among medical experts, such as Dr. Alvin Matsumoto, a professor emeritus at the University of Washington School of Medicine, is that mandatory screening may produce unreliable results given that a person\u2019s testosterone levels can vary widely depending on a number of factors, including the time of day and recent meals.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat creates a risk under a program that will routinely screen otherwise healthy troops and make testosterone therapy available to those subsequently diagnosed with a deficiency,\u201d The Intercept\u2019s report reads.<\/p>\n

Furthermore, the policy would almost certainly result in some service members being given testosterone replacement therapy when not medically necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cHere we have men who are in their prime of reproduction, and we\u2019re causing a drop in their sperm counts when there really may not be sufficient benefit,\u201d Dobs said.<\/p>\n

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth\u2019s controversial plan to test service members\u2019 testosterone levels may end up having an ironic side effect on male soldiers, two medical experts said in a new report. 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