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Senators Slam Hegseth’s Testosterone Test Plan, Demand His Removal

7/22/2026

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Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) opposed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan for testosterone screenings of service members 30+, calling it risky and urging the president to fire Hegseth.
Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) wrote that the Defense Department provided no evidence of benefits, cost or risk.
Medical experts warned the tests could cause overdiagnosis, heart problems and infertility, noting testosterone replacement therapy may lower sperm count.

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Senator Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) opposed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s plan for testosterone screenings of service members 30+, calling it risky and urging the president to fire Hegseth.
Democratic senators Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) wrote that the Defense Department provided no evidence of benefits, cost or risk.
Medical experts warned the tests could cause overdiagnosis, heart problems and infertility, noting testosterone replacement therapy may lower sperm count.