Illinois 2025-2026 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SJR0025 Compare Versions

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3	3	1 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
4	4	2 WHEREAS, Menopause and perimenopause impact every woman in
5	5	3 Illinois who lives to reach midlife, affecting 51% of our
6	6	4 State population; and
7	7	5 WHEREAS, Women can experience menopause and perimenopause
8	8	6 symptoms, including brain fog, fatigue, insomnia, chills, hot
9	9	7 flashes, sleep disturbance, depression, and anxiety, anywhere
10	10	8 between two to ten years; and
11	11	9 WHEREAS, Ninety-four percent of women report being
12	12	10 inadequately informed about menopause and other common female
13	13	11 health issues; and
14	14	12 WHEREAS, Seventy percent of women who seek medical care
15	15	13 for menopause symptoms do not receive the necessary treatment,
16	16	14 and only 19% of women aged 40 to 60 receive a menopause
17	17	15 diagnosis; and
18	18	16 WHEREAS, Seventy-three percent of women are not treating
19	19	17 their menopause symptoms, leading to unnecessary health risks
20	20	18 and economic burdens; and
21	21	19 WHEREAS, The long-term effects of untreated perimenopause
22	22	20 and menopause symptoms can increase risks for cardiovascular
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31	31	1 disease, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's disease, and diabetes; and
32	32	2 WHEREAS, Training in the delivery of menopause care for
33	33	3 medical students and physicians is severely lacking, and there
34	34	4 are fewer than 100 physicians certified as menopause health
35	35	5 professionals in Illinois; and
36	36	6 WHEREAS, It is estimated about $150 billion is lost
37	37	7 globally due to menopause symptoms affecting worker
38	38	8 productivity; and
39	39	9 WHEREAS, Many critical questions about caring for women
40	40	10 experiencing menopause remain unanswered due to a lack of
41	41	11 research; and
42	42	12 WHEREAS, Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton and the
43	43	13 Illinois Council of Women and Girls have made this topic a
44	44	14 priority in their work and aim to lead the nation in advocating
45	45	15 for perimenopause and menopause policies; and
46	46	16 WHEREAS, It is imperative to raise awareness about the
47	47	17 expansive effects that menopause and perimenopause have on
48	48	18 women's health and how women can advocate for themselves;
49	49	19 therefore, be it
50	50	20 RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL
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61	61	1 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
62	62	2 REPRESENTATIVES CONCURRING HEREIN, that we declare October 12
63	63	3 through October 18, 2025 as Menopause Awareness Week in the
64	64	4 State of Illinois.
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