,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #aah  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,february #h1       
#bjai,mr4 ,david ,scott of ,georgia 7for
 himself1 ,mrs4 ,dingell1 ,ms4          
,wasserman ,schultz1 ,mr4 ,cisneros1    
,mr4 ,hagedorn1 ,ms4 ,jayapal1 ,mr4     
,marshall1 ,ms4 ,norton1 ,ms4 ,clarke of
 ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,georgia1 
,mr4 ,watkins1 ,mr4 ,cohen1 ,ms4        
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,meng1 and ,mr4         
,hastings7 submitted the following      
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,march #bjai as          
,endometriosis ,awareness ,month4       
,whereas endometriosis is a disease in  
which the type of tissue that normally  
grows in the uterus 7the endometrium7   
also grows outside of the uterus2       
,whereas endometriosis is one of the    
most common gynecological diseases in   
women1 and occurs in #a in #aj women of 
reproductive age2 ,whereas endometriosis

 has no known cure2 ,whereas the cause  
of endometriosis is not known1 but risk 
factors include having a mother1 sister1
 or daughter with endometriosis1 periods
 that started at an early age1 monthly  
cycles that are short1 and menstrual    
cycles that are heavy and last more than
 seven days2 ,whereas the only way      
currently available to be certain of an 
endometriosis diagnosis is to have a    
surgical procedure known as a           
laparoscopy2 ,whereas endometriosis     
primarily affects women in their #cjs   
and #djs1 but can affect any woman who  
menstruates2 ,whereas women experience a
 delay from three to eleven years       
between the first symptoms of pain and  
the final endometriosis diagnosis1 which
 can lead to lower quality of life and  
high medical costs2 ,whereas for many   
girls and women1 endometriosis is a     
lifelong chronic disease that can affect
 relationships1 school and work1        
fertility1 and daily life2 ,whereas the 
primary symptoms of endometriosis       

include pain and infertility1 and many  
with endometriosis live with            
debilitating1 chronic pain2 ,whereas    
endometriosis is one of the three main  
causes of female infertility1 and       
between #cj and #ej percent of women    
with endometriosis experience           
infertility2 ,whereas health care       
providers must focus on managing the    
symptoms of endometriosis1 which may    
include ,,ivf1 low-dose oral            
contraceptives1 ,i,u,ds1 pain killers   
7,n,s,a,i,ds71 and ,gn,r,h therapy2 and 
,whereas there is a need for further    
research and increased research funding 
for endometriosis1 which could lead to  
earlier detection and the discovery of  
the cause of the disease1 a reliable1   
less invasive way to diagnose the       
disease1 more effective ways to manage  
symptoms1 and a cure3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,house of              
,representatives-- 7#a7 strongly        
supports the goals and ideas of         
,endometriosis ,awareness ,month2  7#b7 

recognizes the need for early detection 
and treatment of endometriosis1         
increased education for health care     
providers1 and more culturally competent
 care2  7#c7 remains committed to       
supporting and funding endometriosis    
research for more effective treatments1 
increasing fertility1 and1 ultimately1 a
 cure2 and  7#d7 encourages the people  
of the ,united ,states to observe the   
month with appropriate awareness and    
educational activities4