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Trump Wants To Roll Back Birth Control Access. Women Aren't Having It.

The Trump administration is poised to roll back an Obamacare mandate that requires employers to cover birth control for female employees, according to a draft rule released this week.

Democratic leaders have called the move “sickening.” The American Civil Liberties Union said it would fight the rule in court. And women across the country who have come to count on being able to access a broad range of contraceptive options without a copay were outraged, taking to Twitter to share their personal stories.

Used to pay roughly $1200 a year for the pill. Now I pay nothing. Would love for it to remain the case. *smh* https://t.co/hwRWqPd4xH

— Hugh Madson (@sweet_epiphany) May 31, 2017

ACA meant I could afford my long term implanted bc (implanon!) and let my husband and I focus on paying off our debt before having kids. https://t.co/XVWwEXaRfe

— Meagan Lopez (@MeaganMCrowe) May 31, 2017

HuffPost Women spoke to 12 women about how the Affordable Care Act’s birth control mandate has affected their lives, and the many reasons why they rely on birth control. Here are their powerful stories.

Alexandra, 31, got an IUD after being raped:

“I wasn’t on birth control when I was raped at 19. It was the scariest six weeks of my life as I waited for my next cycle. I have an IUD now, which I got 10 years after my rape when I was a staff member at Planned Parenthood. I’m on medication to treat several autoimmune disorders and cannot get pregnant.

Birth control is more than a contraceptive to me; it helped me regain control of my body after someone robbed it from me. I was able to get my IUD covered through the mandate. In three years, when I need a new one put in, I know I will not be able to afford to pay out of pocket. It would be a financial burden, but my Mirena is part of my medical treatment—just like the other medications I take.” —Alexandra Dukat, 31, New York

Anonymous, 23, needs birth control to help manage her PCOS:

“I have Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, which is an endocrine disorder that causes a host of problems, like painful cysts, weight gain, insulin resistance and diabetes, acne, exhaustion, brain fog, vitamin deficiencies, depression, anxiety, and trouble getting pregnant, just to name few. My birth control prescription not only helps keep all of those symptoms at bay, it allowed me to finish a bachelor’s degree in three years because I was able to actually function.

The day that the Obamacare birth control mandate went into effect, I cried at the pharmacy counter. I wasn’t really aware of what was happening ― I was in college, still on my mother’s insurance and was accustomed to forking over $20 of my $100 monthly grocery budget for the pill. It was such a huge relief to know I would be covered at no cost. I am worried now, knowing that as I search for jobs in the post-grad world, that I could wind up in a similar situation ― or worse. I hear people say, ‘Well, you shouldn’t go to work for a company that wouldn’t cover your birth control at 100 percent.’ As if every person in the country gets a million options for employment. As if this won’t turn into a slippery slope of non-religious employers opting out of the mandate just to cut costs.” —Anonymous, 23, Texas

Danielle, 26, needs birth control to get out of bed and function:

“I have been on birth control since age 16 due to incredibly painful heavy periods and ovarian cysts. The pain was so terrible that a couple days every month I would be bedridden. The paramedics even had to come to my home because I would often hyperventilate from the electrifying pain and pass out.

With birth control pills, my pain is almost entirely gone, and so are my cysts. I can participate in life. Birth control lets me rock my career, explore and try new activities and travel the world with my love—plus, I don’t want kids. Not now, not ever.”—Danielle Chandler, 26, California

Anne, 40, needs her birth control to be covered or she’ll have to have a hysterectomy:

“I was grateful for the coverage mandate when I began taking birth control pills while undergoing infertility treatment. Before two separate egg retrieval operations, I needed to take the pill to prevent natural egg release. Infertility treatment is extremely expensive, and we were desperate just for that little bit of financial relief. We were already extended, and it was just a bit more that we didn’t have to take out in a loan.

While our attempts to have a baby were ultimately unsuccessful, my doctor is currently considering birth control pills to help manage an issue with recurring uterine fibroids. Without coverage, I will likely have to resort to a hysterectomy as I cannot afford additional monthly medical expenses.” —Anne Hunter, 40, Illinois

Katrina, 35, takes birth control to lower her cancer risk:

“I’m a BRCA carrier, like Angelina Jolie, who lives in fear of ovarian cancer. If a pill means that I can lower the chances of meeting the fate of my family members, I want that pill. I took it for 10 years and have also used an IUD. I also recently had my tubes removed. All of my birth control choices, from the pill to surgery, were covered by my insurance.

The idea that my BRCA mutation, which I may have passed on to my three daughters, could already be considered a preexisting condition is stressful enough without knowing that the one thing that is non-invasive and can help reduce their risk can be taken away as well.” —Katrina, 35, New Jersey

Kelsey, 24, needs birth control to function and she can’t afford $100 a month:

“I’ve been on birth control since I was in 8th grade. When I got my period, I bled for almost two whole weeks every month and remember having constant spotting. Schools only were allowed to administer so much ibuprofen, Tylenol before I was turned away and was eventually sent home because I couldn’t sit upright in my desk chair.

I’m now 24 years old and have never stopped taking birth control. I have an active sex life with my long-term boyfriend. We are both college grads with crippling amounts of student debt and rely on my birth control being free every month. We don’t want to have to decide between $100 for a prescription or $100 for food for the month. I’m scared. I don’t want my coverage of birth control to disappear. Will I be able to continue working if the unbearable cramps return with the two-week periods? I don’t know—and I don’t want to find out.” —Kelsey, 24, Kansas

Lynnsey, 25, needs the NuvaRing to manage her endometriosis:

“I rely on contraceptives to manage my endometriosis. After complications and a surgery to remove an ovary, I’ve finally found a doctor who knows how to keep my symptoms at bay, and that includes taking birth control.

Without the coverage mandate, I wouldn’t be able to afford the medication that prevents my endometriosis from getting worse and damaging other organs. I currently use the NuvaRing, which would cost around $130. I would not be able to swing that much each month.” —Lynnsey, 25, Wisconsin

Devina, 23, uses birth control because she never wants kids:

“I’m 23 years old and have always known I never wanted kids. The free birth control my employer’s health insurance provides makes that happen. My mother, who was not so fortunate to have easily accessible birth control, had me at a young age and raised me on her own and went through struggles I will never know to ensure she could not only provide a promising future for me, but for herself as well (she got a Ph.D. in math).

With the current contraceptive mandate, I know my reproductive future will go exactly the way I want it to, and that I can stay as happy in life as I am right now. Before, I had to pay a $40 co-pay every month. I could afford that, but other women cannot.” —Devina Alvarado-Rodela, 23, Arizona

Nicole, 28, worries she won’t be able to afford another IUD:

“I started taking pills I believe when I was 13 to track my periods and make sure they didn’t interfere with swim meets. My periods meant horrible cramps, so knowing what meets had conflicting dates with my cycle was really, really helpful.

Eventually, I switched to an IUD, which was paid for in full by my insurance. I need to replace it next year, and I’ll admit I’m a little nervous—I’m not sure how much a replacement will run me. My fiance and I have talked about it and I’ve agreed to go back on the pill if that’s more within our price range. While I’m sure we can afford some form of birth control, I’m sad that price might mean limiting some of our options.” —Nicole, 28, Florida

Anonymous, 23, got better birth control through the ACA:

“I’m young. I work three jobs and can barely make ends meet. Having a baby now would ruin me financially, probably for the rest of my life—not to mention how it would impact that child. I rely on birth control because I don’t think I should have to take a vow of celibacy just because I’m not financially stable yet.

Before the ACA, I was on the cheapest generic birth control I could get—it cost me about $10 a month out of pocket. After the election, I scheduled an appointment to get an IUD and it’s looking more and more like I made the right decision.”—Anonymous, 27, Missouri

Mandie, 31, needs birth control to help with PMDD:

“I depend on birth control to help with my acne, to combat PMDD (which is an awful, super-sized version of PMS) and to curb cramps. I already pay about $30 a month out-of-pocket on other prescriptions, so it’s really nice that this has been free and available to me. The kind I take isn’t cheap—well over $50 a month without coverage. Without insurance, I’d never be able to afford it.” —Mandie, 31, Wisconsin

Sarah, 29, already has three kids and doesn’t want another:

“I choose to use an oral birth control pill because I currently do not want to have another baby (I recently had my third child) and I do not want to get an abortion, though I am pro-choice. I’m fortunate that the contraceptive coverage mandate doesn’t affect me, because my medications are fully covered under military health care. Unfortunately, that is not an option for everyone.” —Sarah Peachey, 29, currently based in Germany

Accounts have been edited and condensed.

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The Trump administration is poised to roll back an Obamacare mandate that requires employers to cover birth control for female employees, according to a draft rule released this week.

Used to pay roughly $1200 a year for the pill. Now I pay nothing. Would love for it to remain the case. *smh* https://t.co/hwRWqPd4xH

— Hugh Madson (@sweet_epiphany) May 31, 2017

ACA meant I could afford my long term implanted bc (implanon!) and let my husband and I focus on paying off our debt before having kids. https://t.co/XVWwEXaRfe

— Meagan Lopez (@MeaganMCrowe) May 31, 2017

Alexandra, 31, got an IUD after being raped:

Anonymous, 23, needs birth control to help manage her PCOS:

Danielle, 26, needs birth control to get out of bed and function:

Anne, 40, needs her birth control to be covered or she’ll have to have a hysterectomy:

Katrina, 35, takes birth control to lower her cancer risk:

“I’m a BRCA carrier, like Angelina Jolie, who lives in fear of ovarian cancer. If a pill means that I can lower the chances of meeting the fate of my family members, I want that pill. I took it for 10 years and have also used an IUD. I also recently had my tubes tied. All of my birth control choices, from the pill to surgery, were covered by my insurance.

Kelsey, 24, needs birth control to function and she can’t afford $100 a month:

I’m now 24 years old and have never stopped taking birth control. I have an active sex life with my long-term boyfriend. We are both college grads with crippling amounts of student debt and rely on my birth control being free every month. We don’t want to have to decide between $100 in a prescription or a $100 of food for the month. I’m scared. I don’t want my coverage of birth control to disappear. Will I be able to continue working if the unbearable cramps return with the two-week periods? I don’t know—and I don’t want to find out.” —Kelsey, 24, Kansas

Lynnsey, 25, needs the NuvaRing to manage her endometriosis:

Devina, 23, uses birth control because she never wants kids:

Nicole, 28, worries she won’t be able to afford another IUD:

Anonymous, 23, got better birth control through the ACA:

Mandie, 31, needs birth control to help with PMDD:

Sarah, 29, already has three kids and doesn’t want another:

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Trump Wants To Roll Back Birth Control Access. Women Aren't Having It.

The Trump administration is poised to roll back an Obamacare mandate that requires employers to cover birth control for female employees, according to a draft rule released this week.

Used to pay roughly $1200 a year for the pill. Now I pay nothing. Would love for it to remain the case. *smh* http://bit.ly/2rJB2v2

— Hugh Madson (@sweet_epiphany) May 31, 2017

ACA meant I could afford my long term implanted bc (implanon!) and let my husband and I focus on paying off our debt before having kids. http://bit.ly/2siX3ht

— Meagan Lopez (@MeaganMCrowe) May 31, 2017

Alexandra, 31, got an IUD after being raped:

Anonymous, 23, needs birth control to help manage her PCOS:

Danielle, 26, needs birth control to get out of bed and function:

Anne, 40, needs her birth control to be covered or she’ll have to have a hysterectomy:

Katrina, 35, takes birth control to lower her cancer risk:

“I’m a BRCA carrier, like Angelina Jolie, who lives in fear of ovarian cancer. If a pill means that I can lower the chances of meeting the fate of my family members, I want that pill. I took it for 10 years and have also used an IUD. I also recently had my tubes tied. All of my birth control choices, from the pill to surgery, were covered by my insurance.

Kelsey, 24, needs birth control to function and she can’t afford $100 a month:

I’m now 24 years old and have never stopped taking birth control. I have an active sex life with my long-term boyfriend. We are both college grads with crippling amounts of student debt and rely on my birth control being free every month. We don’t want to have to decide between $100 in a prescription or a $100 of food for the month. I’m scared. I don’t want my coverage of birth control to disappear. Will I be able to continue working if the unbearable cramps return with the two-week periods? I don’t know—and I don’t want to find out.” —Kelsey, 24, Kansas

Lynnsey, 25, needs the NuvaRing to manage her endometriosis:

Devina, 23, uses birth control because she never wants kids:

Nicole, 28, worries she won’t be able to afford another IUD:

Anonymous, 23, got better birth control through the ACA:

Mandie, 31, needs birth control to help with PMDD:

Sarah, 29, already has three kids and doesn’t want another:

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Asensia Review (UPDATED 2017): Don’t Buy Before You Read This!

What is it?

Asensia is a supplement used to help address an imbalance in progesterone and estrogen. The makers of Asensia claim this product comes with a range of benefits such as increased energy, improved hair, skin and libido and stabilize your weight.

Asensia works to address hormonal imbalances in the body through a blend of herbs and vitamins, including green tea extract, chasteberry and L-arginine. This product may help women in menopause, but it’s aimed at women who have low progesterone, no matter what age bracket they’re in.

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Asensia Ingredients and Side Effects

Asensia is made from a handful of active ingredients meant to address low progesterone levels. Here’s a look at the bioidentical formula used to create Asensia:

Chasteberry L-Arginine Green Tea Extract

Chasteberry: This berry comes from shrubs found in Asia and the Mediterranean and is thought to help treat menstrual irregularities, fibrocystic breasts, female infertility, menopause symptoms and PMS.

L-Arginine: An amino acid made naturally inside the body, this ingredient is primarily used to help improve blood flow, which means it has considerable benefits for the cardiovascular system and helps those suffering from a low sex drive. L-arginine is thought to also help stimulate the release of the human growth hormone.

Green Tea Extract: Green tea extract is used to increase alertness and mental energy, and may have an effect on the central nervous system. This ingredient is also loaded with antioxidants and may work to reduce swelling and inflammation, as well as prevent infections in the body.

Green tea extract contains caffeine, and in high doses may cause side effects like rapid heartbeat, nausea, nervousness, headaches, and more.

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Asensia Quality of Ingredients

Aside from the three ingredients mentioned in the above section, it’s worth mentioning that Asensia also contains several vitamins—A, C, D, E and B complex, along with some minerals. It’s pretty standard multivitamin stuff, so we’ve opted to omit this info.

In looking over the active ingredients, we’re not sure that there’s much possibility of Asensia actually delivering on the benefits it claims to provide, and there are quite a few. This product aims to take on weight gain, hot flashes, brain fog, anxiety and several other bullet points. This all sounds quite enticing, but we just don’t see how a multivitamin with green tea extract and chasteberry could really do all of these great things.

Chasteberry, for example, is a useful ingredient, but without the addition of other herbs, like the phytoestrogen-rich black cohosh, users likely won’t see too many changes with use.

The website does feature a number of doctors that have developed this product, and it was supposedly tested at Stanford University’s lab — but for all this talk, we don’t actually see any clinical studies or detailed explanation about this specific blend of ingredients.

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The Price and Quality of Asensia

Asensia is sold on the official Asensia website for $79 per one month supply—a bottle containing 90 capsules. Along with the product, users receive a couple guides entitled, “Growing Younger Every Day” and “Optimize Your Hormone Health.”

Users get a slight price break if they order more bottles at a time. Three bottles of Asensia, plus booklets, will cost $222, while six bottles go for a total of $414.

This product was once available on Amazon, but it seems that the listing has been removed. As it stands, the official webpage seems to be the only place one can buy this item, meaning, users won’t find too many opportunities for a better price.

Asensia, based on the ingredient profile seems like it is being offered at a much higher price point than makes sense for most consumers. All the active ingredients can be found separately for a fraction of the price. Again, this product is essentially a multivitamin with a couple of upgrades and it’s hard to justify anywhere near the asking price of $79 per bottle.

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Business of Asensia

Asensia is made by a supplement developer known as The Daily Wellness Company. Their contact information is listed below:

Phone: 800.988.4869

Address: 1750 Kalakaua Ave

Ste. 2601

Honolulu, HI 96826

According to their website, The Daily Wellness Company develops and conducts research on supplements targeting the reproductive system — fertility issues, male enhancement and hormonal imbalances.

The site mentions that all products undergo quality testing and rigorous clinical trials, which is great, but we weren’t able to see the results of these tests for Asensia.

We believe that these products have been reviewed at institutions like Stanford, Wake Forest University and others, it’s just that we don’t know what the results look like, or feel like we have a good sense of what this product does. Based on the ingredients and the reviews, we aren’t sure that this product is a consistent option for people looking for menopause relief.

Customer Opinions of Asensia

Asensia is used by a wide range of women with a variety of issues caused by hormonal imbalances. Many of the users were experiencing fertility issues or other problems, all related to hormones, but may not menopausal in nature. With that being said, here’s a brief look at some of the comments we came across during our research:

“I’ve only been using Asensia for a few months, but I’ve found that it has really helped me regulate my moods, as well as improve my focus, energy and stop the weight gain I’ve been dealing with as of late.”

“Only been using this for a couple weeks. It hasn’t done much for me during waking hours, but I have seen some major improvements in my sleep cycle. I’m falling asleep and staying asleep, which is a win.”

“I started taking this in hopes it would help my hair grow in thicker. It didn’t exactly help in that respect, but I’m getting less severe cramps and my PMS symptoms have settled down a bit.”

“I have severe PMDD and PCOS. This product sent me on a complete emotional roller coaster ride. Even though it’s an herbal supplement, I urge you to talk to a doctor before using. It could be dangerous.”

After reviewing a number of comments left by past consumers of Asensia, it was difficult for us to get a good sense as to whether or not this product was all the effective in helping women with menopause. Users mentioned vastly different results—some saw sleep benefits, others experienced less cramping, yet, some did not see any changes, good or bad.

We’re not sure this product contains the right ingredients to make a difference for someone with severe menopause symptoms, but at this point we don’t know how effective Asensia is for the bulk of its user base.

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Conclusion – Does Asensia Work?

After looking more closely at Asensia and the ingredients used to make this product, we wouldn’t recommend this product to people looking for a consistent treatment for low progesterone or other issues.

First of all, we looked at the contents of this product, and fail to see how it could possibly yield all these benefits that they list on the website. Chasteberry is the only active ingredient in the mix that has been shown to have an effect on users going through menopause or those with other hormonal concerns.

L-arginine may help with libido, but it’s primarily used in supplements aimed at male sexual dysfunction, as well as for a number of conditions related to the cardiovascular system. Green tea extract, on the other hand, does contain antioxidants, which are always a welcome presence, but we’re not sure what this ingredient is meant to provide other than disease prevention and general wellness.

Finally, this product is far, far too expensive. At nearly $80 for a one-month supply, we challenge users to justify this costly supplement. Ingredients like L-arginine, green tea extract, chasteberry and the multivitamin blend all can be purchased for a much lower combined price.

After looking over a variety of solutions, our team of experts have found that Femmetrinol delivers the most consistent results for users seeking relief from uncomfortable symptoms associated with menopause. Herbs like wild yam, damiana, black cohosh and more provide ample support for regulating hormone levels and helping users feel like themselves again.

Femmetrinol is manufactured according to GMP, and is subject to a several quality control inspections to make sure that customers get the best possible product each time they place an order. Get more information about Femmetrinol and its benefits. Click here.

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