roman Review – Our Verdict

roman Review Summary

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About The Brand

roman are a male-focused healthcare service provider. They provide support programs and an extensive range of treatment services for an array of common male associated health concerns. Their mission to improve the lives of men and their partners by offering accessible and convenient male focussed healthcare services.

Men’s healthcare, without the waiting rooms is the strapline your met with on the roman website homepage. The service has been set up specifically for men (people with male reproductive systems) and mirrors many of the other online healthcare treatment services that are growing in popularity. Their sole aim is to reduce the reliance on your traditional primary care physician or clinics, where appointments are costly and often inconvenient.  

There’s less emphasis on actual testing with roman, they have a small set of at-home tests, but treat a wide range of issues associated with men’s health, its prescription care without the burden of a cumbersome face-to-face visit to your healthcare practitioner.

The platform

The roman website is set up in a very flat and easy to navigate way. You’ll probably come to the website with a need for treatment like hair loss, stress or maybe even something related to your sexual health. 

You’ll find their website navigation is set up to get you straight to the treatment starting page from the main menu. They treat just over 20 male associated issues, which are all neatly listed in the main areas of the site. If you’re experiencing issues with your health, you’ll find all their treatment service listed in the main menu or at the foo of the website – it's very easy to find what you need.

What tests

roman is not an at-home testing company, so they don't have many tests. They're a home healthcare brand

Value

Roman operates a subscription service and these vary across the different treatment types. But they’re very transparent with their prices with a breath of fresh air if you go to a website and look for the prices before you decide to go any further. There’s no single price point as treatments vary in complexity which naturally affects the cost. Some of the treatments start at less than $20 per month, whereas others are around $30. In most cases you’re not committed to a plan, you can take a one-time treatment, but it's cheaper and often more effective as an ongoing subscription.

Test kits

Their online visit as it is known is simply a questionnaire related to your health concern. You fill out the survey and your details are sent to a professional healthcare assistant for analysis. If suitable, you’re then processed for treatment via a digital consultation.

The at-home tests on the other hand are fairly generic, one is the sperm count test which requires a sample that you take at home and send back to a lab, the other is a blood prick testosterone test. You provide a sample of your blood in a small vial that goes off to the lab for screening. Your resulting testosterone levels can help highlight a potential reason for typical male related wellness complications.

Other info

There’s step-by-step video guidance for taking tests, there are live agents on hand if you need further support and your results are available privately in your online customer account. If you need to store you results offline, you can download and print the report from PDF.

Service Quality

If you’re already aware of your health related issues, then you can fast track to treatment with roman. Their service is set up to cut straight to the support you need for most male wellness concerns like physical and sexual health. Meaning you’re already dealing with experts who deal with male complications on a daily basis. Seeing quite sensitive topics so easily accessible is refreshing, you can navigate straight to the service you need to start the journey with very little fuss.

Buying a test

There are only two tests available, which you buy by registering first and then paying for the kit like you would with any normal online shop. If you have a Gmail account open and active in your browser, you can register with Google to speed up the process.

To access any of the healthcare services, you have to complete a questionnaire related to the nature of the issue you are investigating first and you’re then led through their online visit process before being screened for suitability to talk to one of their professionals. 

There are over the counter supplements and remedies without a survey, you’re enrolled into the subscription straight away, but you can cancel at any time. They offer cheaper rates for guaranteed minimum monthly plans, but you need to pay for the minimum period upfront, like a quarterly rolling plan you would pay for 3 months as one payment to get the medicines cheaper.

Shipping

There are different products that are linked to different parts of the website, so it can get a little confusing where you actually are in the journey. Some of the products ship in 2 days, some 3-5 business days, they all appear to have different times. The at-home tests have no shipping information other than it's free for delivery and for return.

Taking the test

The testosterone kit is a finger blood test, using a very hi-tec which looks more sophisticated than some other at-home tests out there, you prick your finger and draw blood into a vial. That gets sealed and sent off to the lab for analysis. There are online guides available to help you through the process with video content and live support from roman staff who can help out if you get stuck. 

The sperm count test requires a sample of semen, we imagine that live support is not available for this particular sample collection process.

Results

Results are online normally within a week from the labs receiving your samples, roman suggests they can turn around in 4 days from the minute you post your sample back to them, 2 days return delivery and 2 days processing. With the knowledge these tests provide, you’re then in a position to consider whether any of the treatments roman offers, can help improve your particular wellness issue.

Service Specs
Purchase	Online Store
Shipping	Free In 2 days
Collection Types	Blood, Semen
Results	2 Days, Once Received By Lab
Customer Service	Call Mon-Fri 9am – 5pm, In-app text

Test Accuracy

Labs

Samples are processed by a lab that’s CLIA-certified and accredited by the College of American Pathologists (a leading organization in setting clinical medicine standards).

Tests

roman send you state of the art medical equipment, which is so sophisticated that they actually want it back after you’ve taken the test. They send a prepaid package so everything goes back to the lab, ready to be tested.

The company

The roman kits are of exceptional quality but remember they’re a healthcare service provider, so these test only a small part of the brand offering. These tests only help indicate the potential of health problems, they do not diagnose anything specific. However imbalanced results can be the catalyst that encourages you towards some of the support services and treatment that roman have on offer.

People

In less than 24 hours, a licensed healthcare professional will contact you directly with a status update on your treatment request. Some states also require a phone or video chat with your doctor or nurse practitioner.

roman

roman partner with affiliated physician practices that are independently licensed and owned. These are fully licensed real life physicians reviewing your healthcare applications online

How To Buy

Where to buy

roman is more of a portal than a shop, you’re trying to access healthcare at convenience so there are some hurdles before you can start your journey. They have a small selection of at-home tests and some non-prescription supplements that you can buy through a shopping cart system linked from another of their websites. But for their main medical treatment services you use the website as the gateway to the health history questionnaire which starts you off on the process of accessing their care.

Product categories

You’ll find access to tests, supplements and treatments for general wellness like skincare and hair care/loss. Sexual health like erectile dysfunction and premature ejaculation. Mental health in stress, depression and anxiety.

Products

Treatments include well known medicines like Sertraline, Viagra and Cialis along with FDA- compounds for specific issues like eczema, herpes, dandruff and hair loss. You can also buy popular multi-vitamin supplements, testosterone boosting supplements and many more typical of the needs of male wellness.

Price Range

roman are primarily a healthcare service operation, so as of now they don't have many tests. The test they do have a listed in the ‘Tests' section below.

To enroll in their healthcare service, you fill out a survey and your case is assessed by online physicians. The cost of the service is dependent on the treatment which ranges from expensive well known brands to the cheaper non-branded, but chemically identical medicine.

For the testosterone support program, however, you will be charged $25 upfront. If your healthcare practitioner determines that blood testing is not the appropriate next step for you, you will be refunded.

Some prices

Erectile dysfunction treatment is a minefield of expensive brands to non-branded identical chemical compounds. An average non-branded 20mg dose can come in for as little as $2 – but if you want the branded versions (which are supposedly identical) you can find yourself saying upwards of $30.

Other treatment services from roman average $20-$30+ per month and are often prescribed as a plan to treat and possibly cure your current affliction. The longer you sign up to the plan, the cheaper the monthly costs.

Some Tests

roman tests

roam currently off two at-home tests. We'll update this list if and when more tests are offered. But roman is primarily a healthcare service offering male specific treatments online.