,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #dhh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,july #ab1 #bjai,mr4
 ,david ,scott of ,georgia 7for himself1
 ,ms4 ,kelly of ,illinois1 ,ms4 ,fudge1 
,ms4 ,blunt ,rochester1 and ,ms4        
,norton7 submitted the following        
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,july #bjai as ,uterine  
,fibroids ,awareness ,month4  ,whereas  
fibroids may cause significant morbidity
 through their presence in the uterus   
and pelvic cavity1 causing significant  
pelvic pain1 abnormal uterine bleeding1 
reproductive dysfunction1 miscarriages1 
and even infertility2 ,whereas the pain1
 discomfort1 stress1 and other physical 
and emotional symptoms of living with   
fibroids may significantly interfere    
with a woman's quality of life1         
compromising her ability to function    
normally or work or care for her family1
 and may lead to more severe health and 

wellness issues2 ,whereas uterine       
fibroids are the most prevalent medical 
condition affecting women1 with an      
estimated #cj percent of women          
developing a uterine fibroid by age #ce1
 and #hj percent of women developing a  
uterine fibroid by age #ej2 ,whereas the
 exact number of affected women is      
unknown1 as detection and diagnosis is  
difficult because only #a out of #d     
women who have a uterine fibroid tumor  
exhibit symptoms severe enough to       
require treatment2 ,whereas the overall 
incidence of uterine fibroid tumors is  
estimated to disproportionately and more
 severely impact ,black and ,hispanic   
women1 resulting in an incidence rate   
that is #c times greater in women with  
,black ancestry and #b times greater in 
,hispanic women compared to ,caucasian  
women2 ,whereas a hysterectomy1 or      
removal of the uterus1 is among the most
 common surgical treatments for uterine 
fibroids1 and more than #bjj1jjj        
hysterectomies are performed each year  

to treat uterine fibroids1 at an        
estimated annual cost of more than #b   
billion2 ,whereas uterine fibroid tumors
 were estimated to cost the ,united     
,states #e4i billion to #cd4d billion   
annually with an estimated annual lost  
work cost of #a4f billion to #ag4b      
billion through absenteeism and         
short-term disability in women ages #be 
to #ed2 and ,whereas public awareness   
and education campaigns on uterine      
fibroids prevention1 screening1 and     
symptoms are held during the month of   
,july each year3 ,now1 therefore1 be it 
,that the ,house of ,representatives--  
7#a7 supports the goals and ideas of    
,uterine ,fibroids ,awareness ,month2   
7#b7 recognizes the disparity in        
incidence rates of ,african-,american   
and ,hispanic uterine fibroid patients2 
7#c7 recognizes the need for greater    
research1 treatment1 and care options   
regarding uterine leiomyoma2 and  7#d7  
encourages the ,president to issue a    
proclamation calling upon the people of 

the ,united ,states to observe the month
 with appropriate awareness and         
educational activities4