Stagger uses a secure, digital health platform to provide a discreet, convenient, and affordable way for you to receive hair loss treatment from an Australian-based GP. All without leaving the couch.

When you complete our online process one of our Australian-based GPs will review your answers from the questionnaire to evaluate your hair loss and make sure it’s safe and appropriate to prescribe appropriate medication. They then use your answers to diagnose your condition and create a treatment plan. That’s why it’s vital you answer each question to the best of your knowledge and ensure that every answer in the questionnaire is answered truthful, accurate and thorough.

Your treatment plan will include a great deal of information about hair loss. It is important you take the time to read it all.

Our doctors may prescribe prescription medication to treat male pattern hair loss (androgenic alopecia). Research shows that this medication helps patients maintain the hair they have and prevent further loss and possibly regrow some hair in areas where it has been lost.

While prescription treatment has proven successful in reducing further loss, they may also prescribe Minoxidil 5% non-prescription as a topical or capsule treatment, which has been proven as one of the most effective treatments for re-growing your hair.

Your doctor may recommend the use of a prescription medication combined with Minoxidil 5% non-prescription treatment. Remember, your treatment is specially tailored to you, so do not give to anyone else, even if they have the same condition as you.

Hair loss treatment can work to preserve hair and possibly even regrow hair. In one study, 90% of men with hair loss who used prescription medication either maintained their hair or saw improvements in hair growth, while about 40 percent of men experience hair regrowth when using Minoxidil 5% non-prescription treatment.

The RACP states that it’s important to emphasize that:

• no treatment will completely reverse the process
• the response to treatment is quite variable
• some people will not respond to particular treatments

The most likely reason for treatments not to work is quite simple – consistency. If you stop and start or miss days or doses, as with most medications, your treatment will be less effective. It may even stop working altogether.

If you’ve been using your treatment for 2-4 months with no success, then you may want to consult a doctor. There could be an underlying reason why it hasn’t been effective, so it’s best to get professional medical advice if it does not work for you after a few months of consistent use.

Like almost all medications, there can be side effects. Most of the adverse side effects are mild, although some may have an impact on your quality of life.

Potential side effects include:

• Decreased sexual desire (low libido)
• Inability to get or maintain an erection (erectile dysfunction)
• Pain or discomfort that affects the testicles
• Problems related to ejaculation, such as decreased ejaculatory volume
• Changes in mood or depression

If you experience side effects after you start using hair loss treatment, talk to your healthcare provider.

Treatment programs can take 3 to 6 months of daily use to start seeing visible changes. It can take up to a year to see maximum results. Like all medications or supplements, results may vary from person to person.

Stagger doctor consultations have a one-off cost of $25.

Australian law prevents the advertising of prescription medication costs (and for good reason), which makes this question hard to answer! However depending on whether your treatment plan contains one or two active ingredients or is a compounded formulation, costs range from $30-$40 a month. The same as you’d pay were you to physically attend a pharmacy (plus it’s free express shipping).

Your order is sent within 1 day of purchase from our partner pharmacy based in Australia, all orders are sent in a discreet box with an unmarked outer bag via express delivery.