Is “hims” and other online pharmacies primarily serving men that are too embarrassed to ask their primary care docs for ED meds?

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1. I’ve never heard of hims, but I’ve used Nurx and wisp a few times to order some female products. I love that I can get information and prescription without ever going into an actual doctors office.

2. Don’t be embarrassed to talk to your GP. Really. They’re your freakin’ *doctor*! All they care about is your health and well-being. How are they going to do that if they don’t know intimate details about your body? They’ve seen it all, and then some. ED is super common, and it’s nobody’s fault, it’s just how men’s bodies are sometimes. They don’t care at all, except that they want to help you.

   I (65m) went to my GP about it and he was more than happy to prescribe me daily Tadalafil (Cialis). He told me it was good for my circulation in general and also helps with prostate problems. He works with me to fine-tune the dosage, and I feel all the better about it that someone really knowledgeable about my body is guiding me.

   I’ve never bothered checking online sources because I get my daily Tadalafil (Cialis) prescription from my local pharmacy with a WellRx coupon, for about $12 for 30 5mg tabs.

3. I find it to be extremely convenient and affordable

4. They were RADICALLY less expensive than my regular pharmacy….like by a factor of 100

5. I’m 63, just got my first script (tadalafil) this week. I had been investigating “Hims” and “Blue Chew,” etc for a while and they seemed too expensive ($3 and more a pill). The “regular” prices at a pharmacy are ridiculous, but GoodRx had great coupons for certain sizes of pill.

   So, I talked with my GP (phone visit, $30 copay). He had the GoodRx website up while we talked. I wanted to do tadalafil, every day 0.25 mg, to get the other benefits (BP, prostate health, workout benefits, etc.). The 0.25 size was $370 for 30 tabs! But, the 0.5 mg tabs were $10.95 for 30 tablets. Just 36 cents each! So, we did that and I got a pill cutter. Cheap and easy.

6. My boyfriend has used hims to get viagra just because he wanted to see if it would help him last longer in bed or stay harder for additional rounds. He wouldn’t be able to get it at his normal doctor I’m sure because he doesn’t have ED