Doctors: Insurance refuses to pay for other female sex drugs, tooDoctors said the "double standard" they see for women with sexual problems manifests in other ways, too. Her insurance company refused to pay for the drug, called Addyi, saying she'd have to see a psychiatrist first. But doctors said other specialists, such as gynecologists and sexual health experts, have the training and experience to identify and treat sexual problems, not psychiatrists. That less expensive drug isn't approved to treat sexual problems and can have devastating side effects. Dr. Laura Hirshbein, associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Michigan, said she's dismayed but not surprised that insurance companies are often refusing to pay to treat women with sexual problems.

Source: CNN June 29, 2016 13:18 UTC