Kate Leinbaugh

My colleague Rolf Winkler has a full head of hair. Still, he gets targeted for hair loss medications all the time, often by telehealth companies like HIMS.

My colleague Rolf Winkler has a full head of hair. Still, he gets targeted for hair loss medications all the time, often by telehealth companies like HIMS.

Rolf and I decided to see how quickly he could sign up for hair loss meds online. Shall we hit regrow hair?

Rolf and I decided to see how quickly he could sign up for hair loss meds online. Shall we hit regrow hair?

Rolf and I decided to see how quickly he could sign up for hair loss meds online. Shall we hit regrow hair?

Okay. All right. I'm clicking that.

Okay. All right. I'm clicking that.

Okay. All right. I'm clicking that.

Finasteride is the generic version of the brand name pill, Propecia. And it has some known and potentially nasty side effects.

Finasteride is the generic version of the brand name pill, Propecia. And it has some known and potentially nasty side effects.

Finasteride is the generic version of the brand name pill, Propecia. And it has some known and potentially nasty side effects.

And then you hit submit.

And then you hit submit.

And then you hit submit.

And in your case, how long did it take before you got approval?

And in your case, how long did it take before you got approval?

And in your case, how long did it take before you got approval?

60 seconds. Just about as long as you've been listening to this episode. That's how quickly Rolf got approved for finasteride. Why is this a problem? Is it even a problem?

60 seconds. Just about as long as you've been listening to this episode. That's how quickly Rolf got approved for finasteride. Why is this a problem? Is it even a problem?

60 seconds. Just about as long as you've been listening to this episode. That's how quickly Rolf got approved for finasteride. Why is this a problem? Is it even a problem?