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Recognize Endometriosis as disability. It affects 1 in 10 women, who's pain need to be managed & Doctors better educated

Created by B.S. on February 18, 2015

Endometriosis is a painful disablitlity that affects 5.5 million woman in the US. Many woman are not treated fairly by the healthcare comminuity and go years without their pain being managed. We are asking for the administration to take a special interest in making sure that physicans are properly educated on this disorder and how to treat their female patients with not only competent care but compassion. More Funding should be provided to help understand this disorder that affect 1 in 10 females. Endometriosis is painful disorder in which tissue that normally lines the inside of your uterus grows outside your uterus. Endometriosis can be debilitating and causes many of its sufferers to have to be on bedrest while having their monthly flares.

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