PCOS Messages for April, 2001: Re: Article on Hirsutism

Re: Article on Hirsutism

From: Anne (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Wed, 25 Apr 2001 09:26:00 -0500 (CDT)

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It would be interesting to contact the author of the article and see where he got that information. If any of you on the board had hair removal paid by the insurance (HMO or fee-for-service), please, let us know.

I know that BCP coverage has been under spotlight lately, but they have to keep in mind that many women take BCPs for other reasons than contraception (PCOS). I am on Diane, so this doesn’t apply to me, but I want to know if someone had problems getting their ins coverage. Do they just glance at the prescription and say “we don’t cover”, or do they look at the reason why a woman is prescribed BCPs?

>>At Tue, 24 Apr 2001, S.H. wrote:
>>>
>>>very interesting article. it said:
>>>
>>>"But if your hirsutism is the result of PCOS or another physical
>>>problem, your health insurance may well pick up the tab -- not only for
>>>the medical treatment to block the overstimulation of the follicles, but
>>>also for the cosmetic procedures that partially disable the follicles."
>>>
>>>so will some insurances pay for hair removal? my insurance company sucks
>>>and i'd probably have to beat them with a stick before they'd pay for
>>>it. anyone know anything about this? i find it hard to believe because
>>>every insurance company i've had never wanted to pay for anything.
>>>
>>>--
>>>S.H.

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