Sex is Apparently Not "Medically Necessary"

Perhaps penile implants should be covered then ONLY in the case of cancer, and not obesity or other controllable lifestyle issues.  Womens breast reconstruction is covered in the case of cancer, it's not like a woman could go to her doctor and say "I'd like to have more appealing breasts for sex, can you fix them" just because.

A friend's husband had spinal surgery 10 years ago, and has been unable to have an erection since then. She said he researched penile implants for several years, and finally had worked up the wherewithal to go to see a surgeon to discuss the possibility. He's apparently a perfect candidate for it --- but insurance won't cover it.

 

Please think about this: look at your spouse, and say to them, "Honey, sex between us is no longer going to be medically necessary, so let's just stop it, okay?" Then think through what that will mean for your relationship.

 

My friend's husband happens to be covered by private insurance, and they're hoping to change companies and find one that will handle this. But this all means another several years before they can move forward. They're both heart-broken, and struggling to figure out what it would mean to go through the rest of their lives with this issue unresolved.

 

If Medicaid can save ANY other men from going through this, I'm all for it.

sex is absolutely unnecessary, medically speaking. I can say this because I am a 30 year old virgin and am in excellent health. I honestly hope to never need sex... I'm not religious, but being a rational, civilized, sentient being, I recognize that the feeling we see as "romantic love" has been identified as a simple neurological reaction caused by the release of cemicals in the brain (one being oxytocin), the sole reason for which is to make two people feel comfortable enough with one another to eventually copulate and continue our species. As an intensely spiritual person, I see only negative symptoms arising in the psyches of those who believe they need sex. At its core, sex is humanity at its ugliest.. when we reduce ourselves to the level of non-sentient beasts for our own dumb gratification. Sex and love exist for the purpose of procreation; nothing more. Therefore, if one does not want children, sex is not only medically unnecessary, but detrimental to our general well-being. Mohandas Gandhi said it best : "Life without abstinence seems to me insipid and animal-like." And I, for one, do not want my hard-earned tax money being spent on needless operations or medications. There is much more to life than sex! We could achieve so much more in this world if we were not so obsessed with such a shallow, meaningless act.