Wall Street Journal March 13

Mark Millich, 26 years old and insecure about his thinning hair, was curious about the ads he saw promising to reverse his hair loss. He completed a 14-question intake on Hims.com and received a bottle of finasteride pills days later. He never spoke to a doctor.  ……………………………….

As I discussed yesterday, my experience with finasteride is not the same as reported here; however, the report discussed telemedicine without doctors involved and the use of a product that contained finasteride and other medications.  I will not comment on the product as I have no first-hand knowledge of its use; however, I caution anyone who wants to treat their hair loss with medications to do it under the supervision of a good expert doctor in the hair field to avoid, prevent or manage complications.  Even drugs like topical Rogaine, at higher than recommended doses, can put someone into heart failure if used improperly,  higher dosage than recommended, or just as a consequence of taking it (rarely).