In Defense of the Pill and in Favor of Improving It RH Reality Check (blog)
10.05.10
A lot of women have been complaining about the pill recently as the little birth control drug celebrates its 50th anniversary. It has unpleasant side effects; it puts the financial and personal burden of contraception squarely on women's shoulders; it kills libido . There's a whole crowd out there who think the new types of pills which change your menstrual cycle or get rid of it all together are unnatural because they suppress our goddess-given rhythms.
This brand causes migraines. This one creates crazy mood swings. One can switch to the patch or the nuva-ring, but then there are more side-effects. For young woman, birth-control bitching and switching feels like a mandatory rite-of-passage, a hormonal equivalent to dissing skinny jeans and then buying them, or discussing how the Sex and the City movie sucked, but you're going to see the second one anyway.
The fact remains that all the critiques leveled this week are valid: the pill is far from perfect, both medically and socially, and we really do need a male birth control pill. We also have to put pressure on the medical establishment to keep innovating for those women whose options still feel limited. As Geraldine Sealey wrote in her Salon article " Why I Hate the Pilll :
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Why Medical Insurance For International Student
by Ray Sondeo
In this day and age, aspiring to quality education has ceased to be a mere dream for meritorious students. Keeping with this trend, the International Student Insurance has become a vital part of every student?s overseas experience. It offers simplified and personalized solutions to health related anxieties and complications that overseas students might have to face.
The insurance policy offers an initial coverage of 1 year. The policy tenure could easily be renewed for 48 months, provided the requisite eligibility criteria are satisfied. The policy prices offer an unprecedented flexibility in tariff to suit the convenience of every policyholder irrespective of affordability.
The insurance for international student policy conditionally covers the expenses of medical treatments availed by the policyholder. It also guarantees a bevy of added benefits and services, which are essential to the treatment?s course. The policy coverage entitles the student to optimum medical care as well as essential prescribed services at no extra cost.
The International Student insurance?s worldwide acceptance ensures optimum treatment and medical attention to the policyholder in any medical institution. The requisite medical documents, validated by a physician are required to be submitted to the company. The policyholder is spared the need to arrange for financial resources on short notice during medical crises.
The policy covers essential charges like physician?s consultation fees and hospital charges during medication as per stipulated benefits. Ancillary expenditures like hospital charges for accommodation, nursing, medicine and ambulance transportation are also covered. The policy could also cover the intensive care unit charges, if engaged during the medical treatment. Expenses for diagnostic scans like ultrasound and prescribed therapeutic treatment charges can also be covered by the policy.
Conditional dental coverage is also provided by the policy in case of unforeseen injuries to healthy natural teeth. The policy allows conditional acknowledgement and some medical benefits to pre-conditions after a certain period. Maternity clauses and prompt medical attention during termination of pregnancy are also covered by some insurance policies. Some policies also extend insurance coverage to include alcoholism, substance addiction and clinical abuse treatments.
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The Star-Ledger - NJ.com'Mr. Perth Amboy' works to help the world's poorThe Star-Ledger - NJ.comHe created a foundation that tackles urban issues such as teen pregnancy. And he brought doctors to poor regions of the world, all through his nonprofit and more »
