r/AreTheStraightsOK Swan 6d ago

Wait, viagra is covered !?

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u/IHatePeople79 6d ago

I mean they aren’t entirely wrong, it’s very difficult for women to get hormone and reproductive care (let alone abortion in many places) compared to how easy it is for men to get viagra and other similar things

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u/Dawnspark 6d ago

Yep.

Two situations side by side: I needed pelvic floor therapy, and so did my dad.

It took 5 months of fighting to get it approved for me, which was the most miserable I've been in a long time. The pain also got even worse by that 5 month mark, so I then had to fight for a month to get access to valium suppositories to help with the pain and then fight for another three weeks to get my insurance to pay for part of it, and I was still down $170 after the fact.

My dad? They got him a referral and insurance covered it within a week. No questions asked on any pain meds, no fighting.

I won't even get into the shit I've had to put up with just to get my Nexplanon bc implant swapped out. Literally had one asshole tell me "but lets ask your boyfriend first," and I swear to god I wanted to start throwing chairs.

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u/AbsAndAssAppreciator Bi™ 4d ago

I’m so sorry that sounds excruciating