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What's with all the testosterone talk? | It's Been a Minute
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25:41Now PlayingDo you have what it takes to be "High-T?"
Service members are about to find out, as Defense secretary Pete Hegseth announced that the military will be screening men for low testosterone, a hormone found in both women and men that supports bone mass development, red blood cell production, energy levels, and more. It's an important marker of overall health in men, but will it push the United States military to the 'leading edge of lethality' as promised by Hegseth? To get into the facts and fictions around testosterone, Brittany is joined by NPR health correspondent Will Stone () , and Dr. Helen Bernie () , Director of Sexual and Reproductive Medicine and associate professor of urology at Indiana University.
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