And Presto, No Testo

“The Trump administration seems to harbor a hulking obsession with testosterone. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. once claimed that the president’s testosterone levels are unusually high for a man of his age, and Kennedy is known to take a supplementary dose of the male sex hormone himself. In April, the FDA moved to expand access to testosterone-replacement therapy for greater numbers of men. And last month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that ‘warfighters’ older than 30 will have their testosterone levels checked annually so that they can stay on the ‘leading edge of lethality.’ The need for expansive testing or for testosterone replacement is questionable, according to several medical experts I spoke with. But underneath the administration’s preoccupation lies a real trend.” Olga Khazan in The Atlantic (Gift Article): Where Has All the Testosterone Gone? (I don’t want to give away the answer, but let’s put it this way. No, I’m not just happy to see you…)