Research Letter

Testosterone Screening Thresholds in Active-Duty US Male Service Members

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.19794

October 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This Research Letter estimates US Army–wide prevalence of healthy active-duty men aged 19 to 39 years with testosterone concentrations below the lower limit of normal.

Corresponding Author: Claire E. Berryman, PhD, RD, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, 6400 Perkins Rd, Baton Rouge, LA 70808 (claire.berryman@pbrc.edu).

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