Same-day consultations are available 365 days a year, with priority booking if you're in a hurry. Once the doctor approves treatment, your eScript can be on your phone or at your chosen pharmacy within minutes.
The consultation is $29.99, with no ongoing subscription. The fee includes the doctor's assessment and, where appropriate, a prescription sent as an eScript to your phone or pharmacy. Repeats are available, subject to assessment. The cost of the medication itself is subject to your chosen pharmacy's pricing, or added at checkout if you choose delivery. [...]
No. A video consultation with a doctor is required before any treatment can be issued. The doctor confirms your hair loss fits the male pattern, checks your other medications and health, and discusses the treatment's risks and side effects with you. A questionnaire alone isn't enough, and services that issue medication without a real consultation [...]
The scalp skin normally changes testosterone to another hormone called dihydrotestosterone. In balding men it seems that the hair follicles become too sensitive to dihydrotestosterone and react by shrinking over time. Normally a single hair should last around 3 years, but as hair follicles shrink, the hairs become thinner and shed more often, until they [...]
At first, the hair recedes or thins around the temples, while also becoming thinner on the top of the head. These areas of hair loss get bigger and join up, leaving a patch of hair at the front of the head, which over time also becomes thinner. Often a narrow band of hair will be [...]
The length of time it takes to go bald varies widely between men- from just a few years to more than twenty years.
Other conditions can cause hair loss, though in a different pattern to male pattern hair loss. If you think your hair loss is very rapid, unusual, or not in the expected pattern, you should see your doctor. Patchy hair loss can be caused by ring worm, which is a fungal infection. The autoimmune condition Alopecia [...]
Many men are not concerned by their hair loss, and have no wish to take any action, whilst others may prefer to seek advice and treatment- options include topical lotions, prescription medications, and surgical intervention (hair transplant).
