Hers vs Nurx: women's telehealth subscriptions compared
Last updated September 3, 2026.
Hers and Nurx both ship women's health treatment to your door, with different centers of gravity. Hers is a broad subscription platform: hair regrowth, weight loss, skin, and mental health. Nurx built its name on birth control and has expanded from there: over 50 types of contraception plus menopause, acne, mental health, and weight management.
What does each one cost?
Hers is subscription-first: per its own site, its weight loss membership is $39 for the first month, auto-renewing at $149 per month, with medications such as semaglutide from $199 per month on top. Nurx frames pricing as affordable with or without insurance, accepts most major private insurance for medications, and advertises weight management treatment for as low as $0 with insurance. For birth control specifically, Nurx's pitch is that insurance often brings the medication cost to $0. Neither publishes a single flat number for everything, because both prices depend on treatment and coverage.
What is the experience like?
Both run an online consultation reviewed by a provider licensed in your state, then ship medication with ongoing messaging. Nurx includes unlimited messaging with its medical team and is deeper in contraception: the pill, patch, ring, and more, with over 50 options. Hers has the broader lifestyle catalog, adding hair regrowth with minoxidil, anti-aging skincare, and a weight loss program with extras like a smart scale. If your need is contraception or sexual health, Nurx is the specialist. If it spans hair, weight, and skin, Hers is the generalist.
Which one should you pick?
For birth control with insurance, Nurx is hard to beat. For a bundle of hair, weight, and skin treatment on a subscription, Hers is built for that. Neither is the right door for an everyday acute problem, a UTI that started this morning, a rash, a fever. For that, Pymander's free AI doctor answers by text before you commit to anything. Emergencies bypass both: call 911. Pymander routes emergency red flags to 911, and its escalation logic is documented in its safety architecture working paper.
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Common questions
Is Hers or Nurx better for birth control?
Nurx is the specialist: over 50 types of birth control including the pill, patch, and ring, with providers licensed in your state and unlimited messaging. Hers focuses on hair, weight loss, skin, and mental health rather than contraception.
How much does Hers cost?
Per its own site, the Hers weight loss membership is $39 for the first month, auto-renewing at $149 per month, with medications like semaglutide from $199 per month billed separately.
Does Nurx take insurance?
Yes. Nurx says it accepts most major private insurance for medications, and it advertises treatments like weight management for as low as $0 with insurance. Some categories, such as anti-aging and eyelash growth, are cash-only.
Do both require a consultation?
Yes. Both run an online medical consultation that a licensed provider reviews before any prescription is written.
Which ships faster?
Both ship medication to your door after the consultation is approved. For urgent contraception questions, timing matters, so treat the consultation turnaround as the real clock and ask each service directly.
What if it is an emergency?
Skip both and call 911. Pymander is built to recognize emergency red flags in your text and direct you to call rather than continue.