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Answers to your questions about sex, hair, weight loss, and more-from Hims.
Sex
Sildenafil 20 mg: Is It the Right Dose for ED?
Wondering about sildenafil (generic Viagra) at a 20-mg dosage? Here’s what to know about this erectile dysfunction (ED) medication.
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Lifestyle
Insomnia: Why it Happens and How to Treat It
Can’t sleep? Insomnia is an exceptionally common issue, with about one in every four American adults experiencing some form of difficulty sleeping every year.
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Sex
Dissecting Diet, Erectile Dysfunction and Infertility
The following is informational only and does not constitute medical advice. Always talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of any treatment. There is a great deal of misinformation out there regarding infertility and erectile dysfunction. For example, erectile dysfunction is not just a problem of middle-aged men ...
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Sex
What Should You Do if ED Drugs Don’t Work?
The little blue pill known as Viagra (generic name sildenafil) was first developed in 1989 as a treatment for high blood pressure and angina. After discovering the drug’s benefits for increasing erections in the early 1990s, scientists rebranded the drug as a treatment for erectile dysfunction. Once the drug was ...
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Hair
Scalp Reduction Surgery: How it Works and Alternatives
Today, a variety of treatments are available to treat male pattern baldness, from convenient medications like finasteride and minoxidil to highly effective surgical treatments such as hair transplant surgery. However, many of these treatments weren’t available until the last 20 years. Before this, men with hair loss relied on a ...
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Sex
Do You Really Need Erectile Dysfunction Drugs?
The following is informational only and does not constitute medical advice. Always talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of any treatment. Erectile dysfunction is a problem that has always existed but only since the 1990s has come to the forefront of health education. Since then, numerous medications ...
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Skin
Tretinoin 101: How it Works, Uses, Side Effects & More
Available as a topical cream, gel or liquid, tretinoin is a retinoid medication that’s widely used to treat acne and reverse many of the visual signs of aging. Tretinoin is also commonly known as ATRA, or all-transretinoic acid.
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Lifestyle
Natural Sleep Aids: Which Ones Really Improve Sleep?
We’ve dug into the scientific evidence for the most common natural sleep aids that are commonly marketed as helping to improve sleep.
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Hair
Finasteride Side Effects: What Are They, And Are They Common?
The following is informational only and does not constitute medical advice. Always talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of any treatment. Developed in the 1980s and in use since the 1990s, finasteride is one of the widely prescribed and well studied hair loss drugs available. Side effects ...
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Sex
Debunking 5 Myths About Erectile Dysfunction
The following is informational only and does not constitute medical advice. Always talk to your doctor about the risks and benefits of any treatment. When you hear the phrase “erectile dysfunction,” you probably have a pretty good idea what it means. Even if you’ve never been diagnosed or haven’t experienced ...
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