Full Text of SR1419 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Endometriosis is a disease of the female | 3 | | reproductive system; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Endometriosis occurs when tissue similar to that | 5 | | normally found in the uterus begins to grow outside of the | 6 | | uterus, leading to chronic, debilitating pelvic pain; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Endometriosis is a leading cause of female | 8 | | infertility; and | 9 | | WHEREAS, Endometriosis affects one in 10 women of | 10 | | childbearing age in the United States; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, On average, there is a 10-year delay from the | 12 | | onset of symptoms to the final diagnosis of Endometriosis; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, U.S. Endometriosis patients were hospitalized | 14 | | 105,123 days in 2010 because of their disease; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Women with Endometriosis can lose 11 hours per | 16 | | work week through lost productivity and absenteeism due to | 17 | | pain; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Fifty-one percent of Endometriosis patients |
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| 1 | | report that their disease detrimentally affects their job; and | 2 | | WHEREAS, The estimated total annual societal burden of | 3 | | Endometriosis-related symptoms in the U.S. is $56 billion, or | 4 | | $10,824 per patient; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, There is no cure for Endometriosis; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, More research is necessary to develop treatment | 7 | | options to manage this debilitating disease; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Traditionally, providers have focused on managing | 9 | | the associated pain with oral contraceptives, progestins, | 10 | | danazol, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), | 11 | | opioids, and GnRH agonists, many of which are not specifically | 12 | | indicated for the treatment of Endometriosis; in more extensive | 13 | | cases, surgical interventions (e.g., laparotomy or | 14 | | laparoscopy) are often pursued and may not be curative for all | 15 | | individuals; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, More research is needed to find additional | 17 | | treatment options to manage this debilitating disease; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Education is important for promoting awareness of | 19 | | symptoms and early detection and diagnosis of Endometriosis; | 20 | | therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL | 2 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we declare March of | 3 | | 2018 as "Endometriosis Awareness Month" in the State of | 4 | | Illinois and encourage the State to observe the month with | 5 | | related awareness and educational campaigns; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That the Illinois Department of Public Health is | 7 | | encouraged to make available online resources and current | 8 | | information on Endometriosis, including disease prevalence, | 9 | | symptoms, and treatment options; and be it further | 10 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 11 | | delivered to the Director of Public Health.
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