2013 Senate Joint Resolution 71
ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION
Relating to: proclaiming June as Pelvic Organ Prolapse Awareness Month.
Whereas, there is little awareness of pelvic organ prolapse; and
Whereas, there has been no formal government initiative to shift awareness of pelvic organ prolapse; and
Whereas, half of women who give birth vaginally experience pelvic organ prolapse; and
Whereas, half of women in menopause experience pelvic organ prolapse; and
Whereas, there is currently no standard screening protocol for pelvic organ prolapse during routine pelvic exams; and
Whereas, pelvic organ prolapse has remained shrouded in silence despite being on medical record for over four thousand years, in the Kahun Gynaecological Papyrus of 1835 B.C.; and
Whereas, women with pelvic organ prolapse are impacted physically, emotionally, socially, and sexually, as well as within fitness and employment dynamics; and
Whereas, the stigma of embarrassing symptoms currently makes it difficult for women to reveal those symptoms to health care practitioners; and
Whereas, awareness and screening have the potential to shift the impact of pelvic floor health balance in the lives of all women regarding stigma and access to early diagnosis and treatment, as well as establish educational paths and advocacy; now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the members of the Wisconsin legislature join our colleagues in Congress by proclaiming June as Pelvic Organ Prolapse Awareness Month.
