THIS

[CousinIT]

[babylonsister]

1. Ouch! I love this! nt

[George II]

10. Ouch is right - that tweet hurt! (but was on the mark)

[Delmette2.0]

2. Perfect!!

[BobTheSubgenius]

3. That doesn't go far enough.

To come closer to real equity, Viagra and analogues should be illegal, not just have a subsidy removed.

[niyad]

11. Absolutely agree!

[BigmanPigman]

22. Hear, hear!

[smirkymonkey]

25. Hear, hear!

[Evolve Dammit]

4. Made me laugh. Thanks. It is perfect.

[blueinredohio]

5. AMEN!!!!!!

[Joinfortmill]

6. ROFL

[2naSalit]

7. Yessireebub!

[flying_wahini]

8. And stop treatments for low Testosterone, too.

Why should insurance cover that but not birth control!?!?! Really???

[Lars39]

9. And no fixing that prostate either!

No TURPs!

[oldsoftie]

13. Prostate problems can be serious problems. Like cancer.

Hardly belongs in a govt paid viagra discussion

[Lars39]

14. Ups the ante...like pregnancy, you could die

if not treated correctly and promptly. Some pregnancies are lethal anyway.

[yellowdogintexas]

16. correct! (see my overlong post below) nt

[yellowdogintexas]

15. this is going too far. Prostate problems are a true health issue and should not be ignored

My husband had a prostate infection back in his 30s; he had a fever of 103, pain and urinary issues. Two rounds of antibiotics to get it back to normal. It was not pleasant. Fortunately, we were still able to have a successful pregnancy.

BPH causes the prostate to harden and essentially clamp down on the urethra, blocking urinary flow. The older men get, the worse an enlarged prostate becomes. It is subject to malignancy; it makes men have to pee frequently, all night. It is very difficult to cure infections, and they often beome more frequent as men age.

TURP removes the tissue pressing on the urethra thus relieving the pain and urinary issues; basically the surgeon runs a little tool through the urethra and reams out the tissue which restores urinary function. There is some risk of losing sexual function if not done properly; as a result men will often put it off until they just can't stand the pain and other problems any more.

BPH (Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy is No Joke, and in all my years of processing medical claims, the diagnosis codes were medical, and had nothing to do with sexual functions. In fact if one came in with that type of diagnosis we would deny it as not medically necessary. Since I was processing Medicare claims all the patients were older

Now, should Viagra and its cousins be allowed post TURP if sexual function is damaged by the surgery? If the patient is a younger man who wants to have children that is one thing. The usage we see advertised on TV are another matter entirely.

[Lars39]

17. Denying women who need abortions

is going too far also.

[11 Bravo]

19. You're trying to pick a fight for no good reason with people who agree with you.

It happens a lot here, but I'll be fucked if I can figure out why.

For the record, (and it really shouldn't need to be said), pregnancy is not the equivalent of prostate cancer.

[Lars39]

21. I never said anything about prostate cancer.

This is a “tit for tat” thread about his tweet. Women deserve needed healthcare, as do men. Funny how just talking about not allowing men their needed healthcare gets people all het up, yet that’s how women’s needed healthcare has been legislated for years.

[niyad]

12. Many of us have been saying this for years.

[Heartstrings]

18. +1000 to infinity! nt

[calimary]

20. THANK YOUUUUUUUUUU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sheesh! Visions of a-whole-new-set-of-memes-and-talking-points dance in my head...

[IcyPeas]

23. this commercial comes to mind: (ad for Peyronie's Disease (PD))

[Griefbird]

24. If women who want or need abortions can't have abortions...

use DNA testing to identify the sperm source and try him for "negligent rape" (enabling legislation required).

[smirkymonkey]

26. +1000

Make sure all biological fathers are "on the hook" financially for the first 18 years for each child they create. That'll make them think twice.

[orleans]

27. i agree with the sentiment but how does the government prescribe viagra? nt