Bill Text: IL HR0533 | 2021-2022 | 102nd General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Declares the month of October 2021 as Menopause Awareness Month in the State of Illinois. Supports raising awareness of menopause is critical to dispelling the myths and ensuring that the symptoms of menopause are recognized and that treatment is identified and secured where needed. Further supports raising awareness of all aspects of a woman's reproductive cycle as it is critical to ensuring understanding, compassion, and support for those experiencing menopause while dispelling the myths and shattering the stigma associated with menopause.
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 30-2)
Status: (Passed) 2021-10-28 - Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Denyse Wang Stoneback [HR0533 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2021-HR0533-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Menopause is a natural biological process, which | ||||||
3 | occurs 12 months after a woman's last period; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Although awareness and research into menopause | ||||||
5 | and its impacts has improved in recent years, historically, | ||||||
6 | inadequate research has been done on menopause, and the | ||||||
7 | scientific understanding of menopause has been limited due to | ||||||
8 | a lack of data; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Menopause, like menstruation and other aspects of | ||||||
10 | reproductive health, is often misunderstood, and | ||||||
11 | misinformation and myths about the topic are common; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The menopausal transition most often begins | ||||||
13 | between ages 45 and 55; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Perimenopause marks the years leading up to | ||||||
15 | menopause, which may include menopausal signs and symptoms as | ||||||
16 | menstruation continues but may become irregular and pregnancy | ||||||
17 | is possible but less likely; and
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18 | WHEREAS, Some women are impacted by symptoms, including | ||||||
19 | hot flashes, night sweats, sleep disturbances, and others, | ||||||
20 | which may impact physical or emotional health; and
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1 | WHEREAS, There are many treatments available for symptoms | ||||||
2 | related to menopause, including hormone replacement therapy, | ||||||
3 | holistic solutions, and lifestyle adjustments; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Increased awareness of menopause will lead to an | ||||||
5 | improvement in the understanding of this phase of reproductive | ||||||
6 | health and improved treatment and outcomes for those impacted; | ||||||
7 | and
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8 | WHEREAS, The International Menopause Society (IMS), in | ||||||
9 | collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO), has | ||||||
10 | designated October as World Menopause Awareness Month; | ||||||
11 | therefore, be it
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12 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
13 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
14 | we declare the month of October 2021 as Menopause Awareness | ||||||
15 | Month in the State of Illinois; and be it further
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16 | RESOLVED, That we support raising awareness of menopause | ||||||
17 | as it is critical to dispelling the myths and ensuring that the | ||||||
18 | symptoms of menopause are recognized and that treatment is | ||||||
19 | identified and secured where needed; and be it further
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20 | RESOLVED, That we support raising awareness of all aspects |
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1 | of a woman's reproductive cycle as it is critical to ensuring | ||||||
2 | understanding, compassion, and support for those experiencing | ||||||
3 | menopause while dispelling the myths and shattering the stigma | ||||||
4 | associated with menopause.
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