,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #acj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#bh1 #bjai,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself1 
,mrs4 ,capito1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4     
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,ms4         
,cantwell1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7        
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,recognizing the significance of        
endometriosis as an unmet chronic       
disease for women and designating ,march
 #bjai as ,endometriosis ,awareness     
,month4  ,whereas #f1ejj1jjj women in   
the ,united ,states are living with     
endometriosis2 ,whereas endometriosis is
 a chronic disease affecting--  7#a7    
#agf1jjj1jjj women throughout the world2
 and  7#b7 an estimated #a in #aj women 
in the ,united ,states between the ages 
of #ah and #di2  ,whereas medical       
societies and patient groups have       
expressed the need for greater public   
attention and updated resources targeted

 to public education about this unmet   
health need for women2 ,whereas         
endometriosis occurs when tissue similar
 to that normally found in the uterus   
begins to grow outside the uterus2      
,whereas1 although endometriosis is one 
of the most common gynecological        
disorders in the ,united ,states1 there 
is a lack of awareness and              
prioritization of endometriosis as an   
important health issue for women2       
,whereas women can suffer for up to #aj 
years before being properly diagnosed2  
,whereas approximately #a_/c to #a_/b of
 all women with endometriosis will have 
difficulty getting pregnant2 ,whereas   
endometriosis is a painful and          
debilitating disorder2 ,whereas         
endometriosis is associated with        
increased health care costs and poses a 
substantial burden to patients in the   
health care system2 ,whereas the total  
annual direct health care cost of       
symptoms associated with endometriosis  
is #ef1jjj1jjj1jjj1 or nearly #aa1jjj   

per patient2 ,whereas #ea percent of    
endometriosis patients report that the  
disease detrimentally affects their     
performance of their job2 ,whereas the  
,centers for ,disease ,control and      
,prevention found that the average      
number of bed days for patients with    
endometriosis was #ah days per year2    
,whereas women with endometriosis can   
lose #aa hours per work week through    
lost productivity2 ,whereas1 in #bjaj1  
endometriosis patients were hospitalized
 over #ajj1jjj days because of the      
disease2 ,whereas there is a need for   
more research and updated guidelines to 
treat endometriosis2 ,whereas the       
research dollars from the ,national     
,institutes of ,health dedicated to     
endometriosis has dropped from          
#af1jjj1jjj in #bjaj to #f1jjj1jjj in   
#bjai2 ,whereas there is an ongoing need
 for additional clinical research and   
treatment options to manage this        
debilitating disease2 and ,whereas there
 is no known cure for endometriosis3    

,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate--  7#a7 designates ,march #bjai 
as ,endometriosis ,awareness ,month2    
7#b7 recognizes the importance of       
endometriosis as a health issue for     
women that requires far greater         
attention1 public awareness1 and        
education about the disease2  7#c7      
encourages the ,secretary of ,health and
 ,human ,services-- 7,a7 to provide     
information to women1 patients1 and     
health care providers with respect to   
endometriosis1 including available      
screening tools and treatment options1  
with a goal of improving the quality of 
life and health outcomes of women       
affected by endometriosis2  7,b7 to     
conduct additional research on          
endometriosis and possible clinical     
options2 and  7,c7 to update            
information1 tools1 and studies         
currently available with respect to     
helping women live with endometriosis2  
and  7#d7 respectfully requests that the
 ,secretary of the ,senate transmit an  

enrolled copy of this resolution to the 
,secretary of ,health and ,human        
,services4