She's also well aware of the double standard that exists for women. But they don't cover birth control. That's a form of discrimination. Many women can't afford to buy it and end up having unwanted pregnancies. Although insurance companies don't cover birth control, patients can get coverage if the doctor says that it is necessary to regulate the menstrual cycle.
Women also have trouble getting other prescriptions covered, even for serious diseases.
One example is depot lupron, the drug used for treating endometriosis and fibroid tumors that is also used for treating prostate cancer in men. The drug, which is injected monthly, suppresses the male hormones produced by the testes and the female hormones produced by the ovaries. Endometriosis is not a cancer, but it can behave like a cancer and spread to other organs, Gunnala says. Men have no trouble getting lupron covered for prostate cancer, but women face an uphill battle, according to Gunnala. Insurance companies don't even recognize endometriosis as a serious problem.