Why men are suddenly so worried about their testosterone levels

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<p>From <em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/apple-news-in-conversation/id1577591053">Apple News In Conversation</a></em>: Testosterone prescriptions are at an all-time high in the U.S., and according to a survey by <em>Men&rsquo;s Health</em>, 70% of men say their levels of the hormone are important to them. This increased attention to T has even reached the Pentagon, which announced mandatory testosterone screenings for troops over the age of 30. Michael Andor Brodeur, a <a href="https://apple.news/AoMVTT3LQRAeU_PZEHJ6YBQ" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Men&rsquo;s Health</em></a> contributor and author of the book <a href="https://books.apple.com/us/book/swole/id6463693621" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Swole</em></a>, joins <em>Apple News In Conversation</em> guest host David Greene to explain how testosterone transformed from solely a medical treatment into a cultural obsession &mdash; and what that shift reveals about the pressures American men face today.</p>