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During World War II, the average testosterone level was 3000.

Posted by Bannon`s War Room, Checked

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Bannon`s War RoomAug 17, 2026
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No source reports a measured wartime average testosterone level, so the claim's figure of 3000 cannot be graded. Sources say direct testosterone measurement only became accurate around 1962 and that no reliable data exists for a century ago, and a Reddit commenter calls the 2000-plus figures unsupported, but none is an authoritative examination of this claim.

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… That's right. Is that where you get it from, your coffee? That is, that is, yep. High testosterone is the key, Steve. I watched some guy on your show, ah, I think it was like a year, year and a half ago. He was a doctor from Florida, and he was saying that during World War Two, the average testosterone level was 3000. Now it's like 600. It's crazy, but yeah, do anything you can, raise your testosterone. Warpath Coffee is the key. You go to warpath dot coffee, use promo code War Room. It's 15% off everything right now. Promo code War Room. Read the reviews. …
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What we found

Context. Source 4 says there is no way to really know what testosterone was 100 years ago, and that the first accurate blood measurements appear to date from around 1962.[2]

Context. Source 6 says precise data on average testosterone from a century ago is scarce and that trends are only indirectly estimated from later studies.[3]

Context. Standard reference figures for adult men cluster around 264 to 1,080 ng/dL, with a reported mean of about 630 ng/dL, which gives no direct evidence about the WWII-era average.[1][4]

Context. A Reddit thread comments that claims of 2000 or higher are unsupported by evidence, but these are informal user comments and not an authoritative record.[5]

Context. The only WWII-testosterone material in the sources concerns German soldiers being given testosterone, which a commenter disputes; it does not address population averages.[6][7]

Sources

7 sources: 1 fact-checker, 6 not rated

  1. 1What’s testosterone replacement therapy and who needs it?politifact.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
  2. 2Testosterone Levels 100 Years Ago - TestosteroneDecline.comtestosteronedecline.com · not rated · cited for: context
  3. 3What Was The Average Testosterone 100 Years Ago - Statcarestatcarewalkin.com · not rated · cited for: context
  4. 4Testosterone - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: context
  5. 5How high do you think testosterone levels were 100 years ago?reddit.com · not rated · cited for: context
  6. 6Guest Post: Steroid Use through Historyphysicalculturestudy.com · not rated · cited for: context
  7. 7The History of Test and Steroids -ironmanmagazine.com · not rated · cited for: context

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