Do 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 <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/919093243/will-stone"target="_blank" >Will Stone</a>, and <a href="https://iuhealth.org/find-providers/provider/helen-l-bernie-do-70413"target="_blank" >Dr. Helen Bernie</a>, Director of Sexual and Reproductive Medicine and associate professor of urology at Indiana University. Want more on gender and health? Check out these episodes:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2026/06/24/nx-s1-5868651/boundaries-bodies-and-better-sex"target="_blank" >Boundaries, bodies, and better sex</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/09/17/nx-s1-5543523/thriving-after-menopause"target="_blank" >The key to thriving later in life: menopause</a> Support public media with NPR+ and enjoy perks for over 25 podcasts like this one. This show’s perks include sponsor-free listening. Learn more at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" >plus.npr.org</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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