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Senate Co-Sponsorship Memoranda
Senate of Pennsylvania
Session of 2019 - 2020
Regular Session
MEMORANDUM
| Posted: | February 28, 2019 04:44 PM |
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| From: | Senator Steven J. Santarsiero |
| To: | All Senate members |
| Subject: | Recognizing March 2019 as "Endometriosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania |
| Every five seconds, a baby girl is born in the U.S. who will have endometriosis. A common health problem in women, endometriosis happens when the lining of the uterus grows out and onto other areas of the body where it doesn’t belong. This disorder can have a vital effect on a woman’s qualify of life due to its very painful symptoms. As endometriosis is most common among women in their 30’s and 40’s, it can create fertility issues for women of child bearing age and, in fact, is a leading cause of infertility and hysterectomies. While there are no known causes of endometriosis, annual Pap tests can often detect the disease with or without symptoms. Treatment of the disease is often done through pain medication, hormones or in severe cases, surgery. By recognizing March 2019 as “Endometriosis Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania, we hope to encourage women to seek treatment and diagnosis in their health issues and raise awareness of this debilitating condition. Thank you in advance for your support. |
Introduced as SR64