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Judge Orders Pentagon Justify TRT; Hegseth Starts Screening

7/26/2026

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a “High-T” plan to screen troops 30+ for testosterone deficiency and provide TRT.
Judge Ana C. Reyes, in Talbott v. Trump, ordered the Pentagon to justify TRT while maintaining the transgender ban, noting the ban’s standards could be undercut.
In March 2025, Reyes blocked the transgender-troop ban, which a D.C. Circuit 2-1 panel upheld and Supreme Court let it stay on appeal.

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced a “High-T” plan to screen troops 30+ for testosterone deficiency and provide TRT.
Judge Ana C. Reyes, in Talbott v. Trump, ordered the Pentagon to justify TRT while maintaining the transgender ban, noting the ban’s standards could be undercut.
In March 2025, Reyes blocked the transgender-troop ban, which a D.C. Circuit 2-1 panel upheld and Supreme Court let it stay on appeal.