,,iii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #dea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bb1 #bjah ,ms4  
,duckwor? 7= h]self & ,ms4 ,w>r57       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,recogniz+ ! significance 
( endometriosis z an unmet *ronic       
disease = wom5 & designat+ ,m>* #bjah z 
,endometriosis ,aw>5ess ,mon?4  ,:]eas  
#f1ejj1jjj wom5 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates are   
liv+ ) endometriosis2 ,:]eas            
endometriosis is a *ronic disease       
affect+ #agf1jjj1jjj wom5 ?r\gh\t ! _w &
 an e/imat$ #a 9 #aj wom5 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates ages #ah ?r\gh #di2 ,:]eas m$ical
 societies & pati5t gr\ps includ+ !     
,endometriosis ,association1 ! ,am]ican 
,college ( ,ob/etricians &              
,gynecologi/s1 ! ,national ,association 
( ,nurse ,practition]s 9 ,wom5's ,heal?1
 ! ,am]ican ,society = ,reproductive    
,m$ic9e1 & ! ,am]ican ,social ,heal?    
,association all h express$ ! ne$ =     
great] public att5tion & updat$ res\rces

 t>get$ to public education ab\t ?is    
unmet heal? ne$ = wom52 ,:]eas          
endometriosis occurs :5 tissue simil> to
 t normally f\nd 9 ! ut]us beg9s to gr[ 
outside ! ut]us2 ,:]eas1 :ile           
endometriosis is "o ( ! mo/ common      
gynecological disord]s 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 !re is a lack ( aw>5ess &       
prioritization ( endometriosis z an     
important heal? issue = wom52 ,:]eas    
wom5 c suff] up to #f to #aj ye>s be=e  
prop]ly diagnos$2 ,:]eas approximately  
#a_/c to #a_/b ( all wom5 )             
endometriosis w h difficulty gett+      
pregnant2 ,:]eas endometriosis is a     
pa9ful & debilitat+ disord]2 ,:]eas     
endometriosis is associat$ ) increas$   
heal? c>e co/s & poses a sub/antial     
burd5 to pati5ts 9 ! heal? c>e sy/em2   
,:]eas ! total annual direct heal? c>e  
co/ ( symptoms associat$ ) endometriosis
 is #ef1jjj1jjj1jjj1 or ne>ly #aa1jjj p]
 pati5t2 ,:]eas #ea p]c5t (             
endometriosis pati5ts report t ! disease
 detrim5tally affects _! p]=mance ( _!  

job2 ,:]eas ! ,c5t]s = ,disease ,control
 & ,prev5tion f\nd t ! av]age numb] ( b$
 days = pati5ts ) endometriosis 0 #ah   
days p] ye>2 ,:]eas wom5 ) endometriosis
 c lose #aa h\rs p] "w week ?r\gh lo/   
productivity2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjaj1          
endometriosis pati5ts 7 hospitaliz$ ov] 
#ajj1jjj days because ( ?is disease2    
,:]eas !re is a ne$ = m rese>* & updat$ 
guidel9es to treat endometriosis2 ,:]eas
 ! rese>* doll>s f ! ,national          
,in/itutes ( ,heal? d$icat$ to          
endometriosis has dropp$ f #af1jjj1jjj 9
 #bjaj to #g1jjj1jjj 9 #bjah2 ,:]eas !re
 is an ongo+ ne$ = additional cl9ical   
rese>* & treatm5t options to manage ?is 
debilitat+ disease2 & ,:]eas !re is no  
kn[n cure = endometriosis3 ,n[1 !re=e1  
be x ,t ! ,s5ate--  7#a7 designates ,m>*
 #bjah z ,endometriosis ,aw>5ess ,mon?2 
7#b7 recognizes ! importance (          
endometriosis z a heal? issue = wom5 t  
requires f> great] att5tion1 public     
aw>5ess1 & education ab\t ! disease2    
7#c7 enc\rages ! ,secret>y ( ,heal? &   

,human ,s]vices-- 7,a7 to provide       
in=mation to wom51 pati5ts1 & heal? c>e 
provid]s ) respect to endometriosis1    
includ+ available scre5+ tools &        
treatm5t options1 ) a goal ( improv+ !  
quality ( life & heal? outcomes ( wom5  
affect$ by endometriosis2  7,b7 to      
conduct additional rese>* on            
endometriosis & possible cl9ical        
options2 &  7,c7 to update in=mation1   
tools1 & /udies curr5tly available )    
respect to help+ wom5 live )            
endometriosis2 &  7#d7 respectfully     
reque/s t ! ,secret>y ( ! ,s5ate        
transmit a copy ( ?is resolution to !   
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices4