When it Comes to Birth Control, I Do What Nurx for Me

Like that pun there? eh eh

Thanks to California Senate Bill 493 passing April of 2016, a simple visit to the pharmacy or consultation with a licensed medical professional has made birth control access for women 18 years a nearly completely painless process.

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I came across the app Nurx...well I'm not completely sure how, but I assume it was most likely advertised on either Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter.




What caught me was the whole concept of it. All I had to do was take a questionnaire, upload my insurance information, and consult with a doctor via their system. My privacy was completely protected by HIPPA and I was even able to choose the birth control I wanted.

After all was said and done, there was some initial trouble last spring when I first signed up and they couldn't process my insurance information correctly. They apologized and actually forwarded the information to my local preferred pharmacy and the information was cleared up there!

But I will say, their customer service reps were really kind and actually forwarded me Amazon Gift Card credit after all the trouble of the insurance confusion and mix-up.

Using my refills, I hadn't really been in touch with  Nurx until this past month again. Realizing I was slacking and needed to pick up on my health, I changed my address to my new one with a rep and next thing I know, I had my prescription in my mailbox less than a week later!

Nurx keeps me in touch with text messages and their mobile friendly/desktop friendly site.

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Part of me really does wish they had an app, it would be great to use a specialized interactive platform to keep track of past shipments and maybe weigh some options on what works for me. I think they'd greatly benefit from a phone app.

I really enjoy the fact that Nurx, as a company, is very transparent with their funding and employees. The site "CrunchBase" really gives you a breakdown of their funding process and supporters as well as the medical professionals who are working with them and more. Crunchbase is great in general for finding info on most start-ups or grassroots companies.

But I do think on-demand apps for items beyond food and services beyond transportation and food really are something we should support more of, depending on the practicality of it and the demand.

There's a lot of start-up apps like this that are popping up here and there. It really takes finding the best, and seeing as that's really subjective to your preferences and experiences, the trial and error period is something you have to decide if you want to put up with.