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115TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 403 

Supporting the designation of March 2018 as Endometriosis Awareness 

Month. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 22, 2017 

Mr. DAVID SCOTT of Georgia submitted the following resolution; which was 

referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Supporting the designation of March 2018 as Endometriosis 

Awareness Month. 

Whereas endometriosis is a disease in which the type of tissue that normally grows in the uterus (the endometrium) 

also grows outside of the uterus; 

Whereas endometriosis is one of the most common gynecological diseases in women, and occurs in 1 in 10 women 

of reproductive age; 

Whereas endometriosis has no known cure; 

Whereas the cause of endometriosis is not known, but risk 

factors include having a mother, sister, or daughter with 

endometriosis, periods that started at an early age, 

monthly cycles that are short, and menstrual cycles that 

are heavy and last more than seven days; 


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Whereas the only way currently available to be certain of an 

endometriosis diagnosis is to have a surgical procedure 

known as a laparoscopy; 

Whereas endometriosis primarily affects women in their 30s 

and 40s, but can affect any woman who menstruates; 

Whereas women experience a delay from three to eleven years 

between the first symptoms of pain and the final endometriosis diagnosis, which can lead to lower quality of life 

and high medical costs; 

Whereas for many girls and women, endometriosis is a lifelong chronic disease that can affect relationships, school 

and work, fertility, and daily life; 

Whereas the primary symptoms of endometriosis include pain 

and infertility, and many with endometriosis live with debilitating, chronic pain; 

Whereas endometriosis is one of the three main causes of female infertility, and between 30 and 50 percent of women 

with endometriosis experience infertility; 

Whereas health care providers must focus on managing the 

symptoms of endometriosis, which may include IVF, lowdose oral contraceptives, IUDs, pain killers (NSAIDs), 

and GnRH therapy; and 

Whereas there is a need for further research and increased 

research funding for endometriosis, which could lead to 

earlier detection and the discovery of the cause of the disease, a reliable, less invasive way to diagnose the disease, 

more effective ways to manage symptoms, and a cure: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 


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1 (1) strongly supports the goals and ideas of 

2 Endometriosis Awareness Month; 

3 (2) recognizes the need for early detection and 

4 treatment of endometriosis, increased education for 

5 health care providers, and more culturally competent 

6 care; 

7 (3) remains committed to supporting and fund8 ing endometriosis research for more effective treat9 ments, increasing fertility, and, ultimately, a cure; 

10 and 

11 (4) encourages the people of the United States 

12 to observe the month with appropriate awareness 

13 and educational activities. 

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