; Whereas women with endometriosis can lose 11 hours per work week through lost productivity; Whereas, in 2010, endometriosis patients were hospitalized over 100,000 days because of this disease; Whereas there is a need for more research and updated guidelines to treat endometriosis; Whereas the research dollars from the National Institutes of Health dedicated to endometriosis has dropped from $16,000,000 in 2010 to $7,000,000 in 2018; Whereas there is an ongoing need for additional clinical research and treatment options to manage this debilitating disease; and Whereas there is no known cure for endometriosis: Now, therefore, be it