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46. .....The Trump administration has decried the use of hormones in gender affirming care, including both testosterone and

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Wed Jul 15, 2026, 04:00 PM

17 hrs ago

So--will women in the military get testosterone or estrogen??
I want to laugh but this is so damn stupid --and dangerous!!--to the health of our service folks!

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/15/us-military-testosterone-screening-hegseth

.....The Trump administration has decried the use of hormones in gender affirming care, including both testosterone and estrogen, as “chemical and surgical mutilation”. Hegseth’s announcement did not address the more than 231,000 women who serve as active duty service members in the US military.

According to research published in the journal Social Science & Medicine, young men are being aggressively targeted online by influencers and wellness companies promoting hormone tests and treatments as essential to being a “real man”, despite screening for low testosterone being medically unwarranted in most people in this age group.......................................

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Pete Hegseth says soldiers over age 30 to be screened for testosterone deficiency [View all] highplainsdem 19 hrs ago OP

Hegseth's video announcement: highplainsdem 19 hrs ago #1

Fucking mouth breathing idiot Botany 3 hrs ago #122

Can we also test for testosterone excess? snot 19 hrs ago #2

Clearly they want excess testosterone. live love laugh 9 hrs ago #111

Some soldiers are women. Does Hegseth know that? tblue37 6 hrs ago #118

Not if he can help it. travelingthrulife 22 min ago #124

I thought this was going to be The Onion! Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #3

TOTALLY Sounds Like The Onion!! Hegseth Needs To...... ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #37

I am really amazed. No fiction writer could have thought this up. Biophilic 19 hrs ago #4

Sounds like a sci-fi novel of creating Super Warriors underpants 19 hrs ago #17

der Ubermernsch. What else could we expect from a Nazi regime? wnylib 17 hrs ago #47

Next Hegseth will be putting them on meth, like the Nazis did some of their soldiers, especially the Waffen SS. n/t PatrickforB 16 hrs ago #70

There's got to be a gateway purr-rat beauty 15 hrs ago #83

It wasn't just the Waffen SS. It was most of the Army. Aristus 9 hrs ago #110

Next...weighing testicles purr-rat beauty 15 hrs ago #84

I foresee a rise in domestic violence and other complaints around bases. RandySF 19 hrs ago #5

"we're keeping you on the leading edge of lethality" Grokenstein 19 hrs ago #15

Fellow Psychopath To Trump. I Can See Hegseth Thinking...... ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #39

As you wish... ultralite001 17 hrs ago #61

And yet, they are fighting air wars, not ground wars where wnylib 17 hrs ago #51

Exactly..... reACTIONary 17 hrs ago #57

So Hegseth wants military personnel to have wnylib 17 hrs ago #59

That fascist is planning ground troops in Cuba. Justice matters. 10 hrs ago #107

My guess is before elections. wnylib 9 hrs ago #108

That would give all Dem candidates a free publicity gift Justice matters. 9 hrs ago #109

And the women? Bayard 19 hrs ago #6

"War fighters" I'm guessing only Combat Arms. underpants 19 hrs ago #13

he call the all "war fighters" rampartd 18 hrs ago #26

Yes Aviation Pro 17 hrs ago #40

He's already throwing out the women The Blue Flower 17 hrs ago #56

That's what this is all about, kicking the women out KS Toronado 13 hrs ago #90

I imagine women in the service will be deemed to be testosterone-deficient. n/t Mister Ed 19 hrs ago #7

This is how he will bully his way around title nine Walleye 19 hrs ago #10

Does that include the women? I had to look to see if it was the Onion Walleye 19 hrs ago #8

I thought this was the Onion when I first saw it. What an insecure, yet dangerous moron. hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #9

That does sound satisfying. Would make a good scene in a movie. Walleye 19 hrs ago #14

For some reason women will test poorly. Turbineguy 19 hrs ago #11

Yet Biden was encroaching on service members' rights by making COVID vaccines mandatory? hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #12

Hahaha he was pretty sexy...only saw a bit of Beastmaster later on - I saw him in the Original V electric_blue68 7 hrs ago #117

Let him take the test first. llmart 19 hrs ago #16

the thought of his tiny shriveled you-know-whats CharleyDog 18 hrs ago #29

Guy has been the avatar for roid rage for probably a couple decades. Maru Kitteh 15 hrs ago #86

Is Pete a closet case? RandySF 18 hrs ago #18

I thought this would be an Onion article Sequoia 18 hrs ago #19

Pete: a rather small soldier, sitting in a closed dark area, flying a drone that is 1000 miles away,... ashredux 18 hrs ago #20

Be afraid of ICE, be afraid of police, and CharleyDog 18 hrs ago #35

As the "Commander-in-Thief" of our "warriors"... Wuddles440 18 hrs ago #21

Fear not whiskey Pete, all of them will have a higher count than yours. republianmushroom 18 hrs ago #22

Petey seems really obsessed with masculinity... Escape 18 hrs ago #23

Wouldn't flu shots be more effective? dickthegrouch 18 hrs ago #24

Kegsbreath should be tested for intellectual and moral deficiencies. 3catwoman3 18 hrs ago #25

One thing this tells us is that Pete has low testosterone. Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #27

Hell, let's just give them all CharleyDog 18 hrs ago #28

This message was self-deleted by its author littlemissmartypants 16 hrs ago #74

Experimental testing...................... Lovie777 18 hrs ago #30

The top leader should be tested for kacekwl 18 hrs ago #31

From time to time . . . AverageOldGuy 18 hrs ago #32

Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb WorseDayEver 18 hrs ago #33

Brilliant scene from a brilliant movie Pinback 17 hrs ago #55

Already mentioned but worth repeating.... test the Commander In Chief? Norrrm 18 hrs ago #34

Zero Testosterone Maninacan 17 hrs ago #36

Warfighters? What would expect from the Secretary of War? patphil 17 hrs ago #38

Well, demanding a certain level of testosterone slightlv 17 hrs ago #41

I'd bet that Hegseth huffs his armpits. Harker 17 hrs ago #42

Republicans are fucking ridiculous. This modern obsession of theirs with testosterone levels is insane as it is Karasu 17 hrs ago #43

Nazis and the Cult of Super-Masculine Soldiers (Must-Read).............. ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #44

Kegsbreath hasn't exactly been subtle about his influences here. Karasu 16 hrs ago #76

"the leading edge of lethality"? Orange Buffoon 17 hrs ago #45

Very poetic line, but as sick as it gets. ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #49

.....The Trump administration has decried the use of hormones in gender affirming care, including both testosterone and riversedge 17 hrs ago #46

One goal is .....no women. ColoringFool 17 hrs ago #50

a gay heaven then ? WorseDayEver 17 hrs ago #58

He's jealous of ICErs... ananda 17 hrs ago #48

Whoa! Chi67 17 hrs ago #52

While he is screening gay porn films Klarkashton 17 hrs ago #53

Precious Body Fluids no_hypocrisy 17 hrs ago #54

Hegseth has a Comic-Book Mentality tonekat 17 hrs ago #60

This sounds like a test for male porn stars. twodogsbarking 17 hrs ago #62

2 more years cant get here fast enough get rid of all these trumpers FloridaBlues 17 hrs ago #63

Gender affirming care Mz Pip 17 hrs ago #64

Side effects of too much testosterone include: ultralite001 16 hrs ago #65

and Prostate Cancer Auggie 16 hrs ago #69

What is this Fing idiot going to do with men with high testosterone numbers? My guess is he doesn't understand... usaf-vet 16 hrs ago #66

Anybody ask mgardener 16 hrs ago #67

N/T. Bridge TOO FAR. We are in VERY DEEP Orwellian waters. Hope peeps wake the fuck up and revolt. slumcamper 16 hrs ago #68

Such a great reflection of his own inadequacy. efhmc 16 hrs ago #71

I suspect "voluntary" won't be so voluntary in a year jmowreader 16 hrs ago #72

Did someone invest in supplements? Do people have to take it forever once they start testosterone supplements? mahina 16 hrs ago #73

The Manosphere is obsessed with T levels. JFK Jr. is hyped on it. maxsolomon 16 hrs ago #75

After you, Petie Boy! Hope you're not deficient. no_hypocrisy 16 hrs ago #77

He definitely has a thing for gonads! ExtraGriz 16 hrs ago #78

Putting the gone in gonads. They'll be shriveled prunes by the time they leave service. nt Xipe Totec 15 hrs ago #79

And the female soldiers? nt Xipe Totec 15 hrs ago #80

Who would have thought that the "... Great Again"... 70sEraVet 15 hrs ago #81

Serious mental illness. pat_k 15 hrs ago #82

This sure explains a lot about Kegsbreath. Buddyzbuddy 15 hrs ago #85

Nutcase obsessed with nut sacks. Efilroft Sul 14 hrs ago #87

How Hegseth expects US troops to look NickB79 14 hrs ago #88

Why are MAGA so obsessed with genitals and sex and such?! Rabrrrrrr 14 hrs ago #89

Master debaters line WA-03 Democrat 13 hrs ago #91

...says the guy who had to have a hair/makeup room installed at the Pentagon? Drum 13 hrs ago #92

Hedgesuck maliaSmith 12 hrs ago #93

This is about sex discrimination against women. Nothing more, nothing less. valleyrogue 12 hrs ago #94

Hey Kegsbreath! How about a friendly game of CHESS! I can't wait to Fuckin' KICK YOUR ASS !!! BOZO !!! eom Exp 12 hrs ago #95

I thought gender affirming care was bad. Imperialism Inc. 12 hrs ago #96

I hope the failed infantry officer and tabless beyotch Aviation Pro 12 hrs ago #97

Hegseth should be a screened for a deficiency in brain cells. There are many things that have been scientifically proven Martin68 12 hrs ago #98

Just when you thought he couldn't be more stupid Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 11 hrs ago #99

It used to be a very routine thing for Democrats to be accused of being in favor of tighter state controls in all areas. Janbdwl72 11 hrs ago #100

This country is a complete nut house. Bristlecone 11 hrs ago #101

Too much testosterone I_UndergroundPanther 11 hrs ago #102

Flying drones is brutal and unrelenting Renew Deal 11 hrs ago #103

Wow, and that fuckwit will likely not listen to specialists Warpy 11 hrs ago #104

Ummm, so, if number is low, are they gonna provide 'gender affirming' supplements? Attilatheblond 10 hrs ago #105

Great. LudwigPastorius 10 hrs ago #106

He needs to be tested for brain cells, blood alcohol and STDs relayerbob 9 hrs ago #112

How about a daily sobriety test for Kegsbreath? Crowman2009 9 hrs ago #113

Pile that on for another reason not to enlist! Crowman2009 8 hrs ago #114

Test Hegseth. Iggo 8 hrs ago #115

Does he want to start his own Theban Band? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin 8 hrs ago #116

Testosterone will rise without alcohol! BidenRocks 6 hrs ago #119

Someone needs to tell him Blumancru 5 hrs ago #120

Kegsbreath must have just seen this 1977 movie, SHOCK WAVES. raccoon 4 hrs ago #121

Whiskey Pete has some serious mental health issues. travelingthrulife 25 min ago #123