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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Endometriosis Awareness Month is being observed in |
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March 2025, providing a fitting opportunity to rally support for |
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girls and women who have been diagnosed with this condition and to |
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honor the many health care practitioners and scientists who are |
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working to provide treatment and search for a cure; and |
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WHEREAS, This chronic disease occurs when the endometrium, a |
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type of tissue that lines the inside of the uterus, grows in other |
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places in the body; symptoms may include severe pain, swelling, |
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bleeding, and digestive problems; in addition, 40 percent of women |
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living with endometriosis have some form of infertility; patients |
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are also at greater risk for cancer as well as autoimmune, allergic, |
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and heart diseases; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the most common gynecological diseases, |
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endometriosis impacts approximately 10 percent of reproductive-age |
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girls and women worldwide; the disease is often misidentified, and |
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many patients wait up to 10 years to receive a proper diagnosis; |
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while there is currently no cure for the disease, treatments are |
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available to alleviate symptoms; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1993, the Endometriosis Association established |
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Endometriosis Awareness Month, which takes place in March; the |
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annual observance unites people around the world in their |
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commitment to improving outcomes for girls, women, and mothers with |
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the disease, and it spotlights the outstanding doctors, |
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researchers, and other medical professionals who have contributed |
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to this important goal; and |
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WHEREAS, Endometriosis Awareness Month serves as a means of |
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educating the public about this serious, life-changing condition |
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and promoting efforts to develop new treatments and potential |
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cures, and all those involved in this worthwhile cause are indeed |
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deserving of support; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize March 2025 as Endometriosis Awareness |
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Month and encourage all Texans to learn more about the disease. |