US Judge Seeks Clarity On Hegseth’s Testosterone Treatment Policy For Troops
The judge also requested information on the Pentagon’s “basis for treating trans men and other service members differently between this new policy and the Military Ban.”
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s new initiative to test and treat troops for low testosterone has prompted a federal judge to question the differences between that kind of testosterone replacement therapy and hormone treatment for transgender men in the military.
US District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington raised the question Wednesday in an ongoing lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender troops. Reyes noted that Trump’s ban says “the Armed Forces must adhere to high mental and physical health standards … without the benefit of routine medical treatment or special provisions.”
Reyes ordered both parties in the lawsuit to address “the similarities and differences in administering TRT, both medically and logistically, for trans men compared to other service members, including cis individuals.” She was using the acronym for testosterone replacement therapy.
The judge also requested information on the Pentagon’s “basis for treating trans men and other service members differently between this new policy and the Military Ban.”
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Reyes’ order comes a week after Hegseth announced that he is rolling out a new screening program for “testosterone deficiency” among troops, calling it necessary to allow them to operate at their “absolute best.”
The screenings will be conducted annually as part of service members’ required medical screenings for those 30 and older, he said. Troops under 30 can volunteer to be tested. In a video on social media, Hegseth said receiving testosterone replacement therapy would be voluntary.
Other Trump administration officials have begun to advocate for men to have easier access to testosterone replacement therapies, but the messaging from Hegseth and others blends known science on the hormone with broader, and less substantiated, claims.
Testosterone levels in men decline naturally with age and have long been linked to issues like erectile dysfunction, low libido, mood changes and weight gain. But experts have debated for years how to diagnose those problems and whether they should be treated by replacing the hormone.
Reyes, who was nominated by President Joe Biden, is overseeing one of the lawsuits against Trump’s ban on transgender troops. Transgender active duty service members and former service members seeking to reenlist sued in late January 2025, shortly after the president returned for his second term in office.
Reyes ruled last year against Trump’s executive order to exclude transgender troops. A divided panel of federal appeals court judges sent the case back to Reyes after partially upholding her order, finding that the ban was unlawful and service members who sued could not be kicked out.
Reyes has since given the case class-action status, which means the outcome could expand to all service members.
Trump’s transgender military ban remains in effect, however. The US Supreme Court has allowed the Pentagon to enforce it as litigation plays out.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed
‘Bid To Politically Exploit Situation’: Brazil Denies Visas To Trump’s Officials Ahead Of Polls
The officials said the US plan represented an attempt to shape Brazil’s October presidential election.
Brazil has denied visa requests for two officials in U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration who planned to travel to the country to cast doubt on the integrity of its electoral system, two Brazilian officials with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Saturday.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter, said the U.S. plan represented an attempt to shape Brazil’s October presidential election. Leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva will face right-leaning Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, a Trump ally and son of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro, who lost the last election to Lula.
Brazil denied the request for visas on Friday to the U.S. delegation, which would have included Assistant Secretary Riley M. Barnes from the State Department’s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, and also Samuel Samson, a deputy assistant secretary, the Brazilian officials said.
The rejection was based on “evidence pointing to a renewed attempt to politically exploit the situation and undermine the electoral system”, one of the officials said.
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Later on Saturday, a U.S. State Department spokesperson said Barnes and Samson would visit Brasilia from July 27 to July 30 to meet with government officials, religious leaders and civil society representatives to discuss election integrity, religious freedom and freedom of expression.
The spokesperson rejected any suggestion of a “ploy” to undermine Brazil’s elections, calling such claims “baseless” and describing the visit as routine and consistent with the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor statutory mandate.
Flavio Bolsonaro did not respond on Saturday to a request for comment.
The U.S. plan was first reported by the Washington Post and then confirmed by Reuters.
Trump’s administration has been trying to influence political contests across Latin America. His recent “complete and total endorsement” of Colombia’s President-elect Abelardo De La Espriella followed support for leaders including Argentine President Javier Milei and Chilean President Jose Antonio Kast.
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