Florida Senate - 2016                            (NP)    SR 1574
       
       
        
       By Senator Thompson
       
       12-01938-16                                           20161574__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing July 2016 as “Fibroid
    3         Awareness Month” in Florida.
    4  
    5         WHEREAS, uterine fibroids, clinically known as uterine
    6  leiomyoma, are the most common benign tumors in the uterus and
    7  the most common indication for hysterectomy, and
    8         WHEREAS, consequently, uterine fibroids are the leading
    9  cause of loss of reproductive potential, and nearly one-half of
   10  all hysterectomies are performed to address uterine fibroids,
   11  and
   12         WHEREAS, the incidence of uterine fibroids among African
   13  American women is the greatest of any race, estimated to be
   14  three to four times greater when compared to Caucasian women and
   15  three to five times greater than the general population, and
   16         WHEREAS, as many as three out of four women will have
   17  uterine fibroids during their lives, and up to 80 percent of
   18  women by age 50 will be affected by uterine fibroids, and
   19         WHEREAS, uterine fibroids may cause significant morbidity
   20  through their presence in the uterus and pelvic cavity, and
   21  benign tumors are a significant cause of pelvic pain, abnormal
   22  uterine bleeding, and reproductive dysfunction, and
   23         WHEREAS, the costs to the United States related to uterine
   24  fibroids include costs related to obstetric outcomes attributed
   25  to fibroid tumors, hysterectomy procedures, and lost work due to
   26  absenteeism and short-term disability in women 25 to 54 years of
   27  age, and
   28         WHEREAS, public awareness would empower residents of this
   29  state and encourage them to seek earlier diagnosis and to
   30  support more research, better treatment options, and,
   31  eventually, a cure for uterine fibroids, NOW, THEREFORE,
   32  
   33  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   35  That July 2016 is recognized as “Fibroid Awareness Month” in
   36  Florida.