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Telogen effluvium usually resolves once the trigger is gone. The doctor decides whether you need support or simply time.
Telogen effluvium is diffuse shedding, distinct from the patchy hair loss of alopecia areata. Because the underlying cause differs, so does what the doctor considers appropriate — see androgenetic alopecia for the more common, genetically driven form of hair loss.

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Treatments a doctor considers

A licensed doctor decides case by case — nothing here is prescribed without evaluation.

Oral finasteride

A 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor taken daily. A doctor may prescribe it after reviewing your history and ruling out contraindications.

Oral minoxidil

Low-dose oral minoxidil, used off-label by some dermatologists. Requires close medical supervision for potential cardiovascular effects.

Topical minoxidil

Solution or foam applied directly to the scalp. Can be combined with other actives in a compounded formulation.

Dutasteride 0.5mg

A more potent 5-alpha-reductase inhibitor. Reserved for specific cases, always under medical evaluation.
A personalised compounded formulation — combining finasteride, minoxidil, tretinoin, or other actives — can also be prepared by a pharmacy after a medical prescription. You pay for any medication separately at the pharmacy you choose — Hi-Doctor does not sell medications.

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Your path to treatment

1

Start your online visit

Answer a short questionnaire about your health and goal. No in-person appointment, no travel. You’ll know within 24 hours if you’re a candidate.
2

A doctor reviews your case

A licensed doctor reviews your answers personally. If they need clarifications, they message you in the private chat on your account. If treatment is appropriate, they sign an electronic prescription.
3

Review and payment

If the doctor does not approve treatment, the consultation fee is refunded in full.
4

Ongoing support

Private chat with your doctor for questions, a check-in, and renewal before your prescription expires.

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Common questions

Through the same questionnaire and doctor-review process used across Hi-Doctor’s hair growth service: you answer questions about your history and the pattern of shedding, and a licensed doctor reviews the case personally.
Yes. The same consultation and doctor-review standard apply wherever you are in the EU; there is no separate process for a particular country.
A licensed doctor reviews your questionnaire and, if appropriate, issues an electronic prescription valid across the EU. Hi-Doctor does not sell or ship medications — any prescribed medicine is dispensed by the pharmacy you choose.

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How Hi-Doctor handles it

Hair growth is available as an ongoing plan; see pricing for how the plan and refund work, and how it works for the consultation flow. For the specific medicines above, see finasteride and the androgenetic alopecia condition page for the related genetic form of hair loss. See also safety and eligibility checks. Related: postpartum hair loss, another cause of diffuse shedding, and traction alopecia, a mechanically triggered form.

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Start a consultation

Hair-growth consultation

Answer the hair-growth questionnaire and a registered doctor reviews it. They decide whether treatment is appropriate, which one, and at what dose — and declining is a normal outcome. See what it costs and how the review works.
This page is reference information, not medical advice and not a prescription. Whether a medicine is appropriate for you is decided by a registered doctor after reviewing your consultation.