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<p align="left"><strong><font face="Arial"><b>The Endometriosis Association, International
Headquarters<br>
</b><small>8585 N. 76th Place, Milwaukee, WI&nbsp; 53223&nbsp; USA<br>
Phone: (414) 355-2200</small></font></strong><img src="images/Endo_small.gif" alt="Endo_small.gif (10423 bytes)" align="right" WIDTH="231" HEIGHT="169"><strong><font face="Arial"><br>
<small>Fax: (414) 355-6065</small><br>
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<p align="left"><strong><font color="#000000">Analognet wuz here.. Happy Holidays!</font></strong></p>
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<strong><big>Endometriosis Walk for Awareness<br>
</big></strong>Saturday, March 25, 2000<br>
10:00 a.m.<br>
Washington, D.C.</font><br>
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<font face="Arial">The Endometriosis Walk for Awareness is an event designed to raise<br>
awareness about endometriosis, an incurable hormonal and&nbsp; immunological disease.
Today there are 5 million girls and women in the United States who have this disease,
along with another half million in Canada and millions more worldwide.&nbsp; With
endometriosis, tissue similar to the lining of the uterus grows in the abdomen and on
organs such as the ovaries, intestines, bowel, and bladder.&nbsp; Such growth of tissue is
abnormal and results in internal bleeding, formation of scar tissue, inflammation and
numerous other medical problems.&nbsp; </font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Typical symptoms include chronic pain (particularly pelvic pain),<br>
disabling menstrual periods, painful intercourse, chronic fatigue,<br>
chemical sensitivities, allergies and infertility.&nbsp; For those who <br>
have the disease, life is a nightmare of misinformation, myths, taboos, improper
diagnoses, and problematic treatments.&nbsp; Although numerous theories exist, the exact
mechanisms causing endometriosis have yet to be determined.&nbsp; Recent research
findings, however, point to dioxin (a group of toxic chemicals containing known cancer
causing agents) as a primary trigger for the onset of the disease.<br>
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There are three primary goals for this walk.&nbsp; The first goal is to give a<br>
&quot;face&quot; to this elusive disease.&nbsp; Because endometriosis knows no<br>
boundaries, it affects girls and women of all ages (from girls of <br>
eleven or twelve years of age to women in their sixties).&nbsp; Likewise, it is a disease
that afflicts a diverse group of people - far more than <br>
just Caucasian career women in the United States (as some have believed in the past).
&nbsp; Endometriosis transcends all racial, socioeconomic and geographic barriers.<br>
<br>
The second goal of the Endometriosis Walk for Awareness is to call<br>
attention to the need for government and private funds to be directed<br>
towards endometriosis research.&nbsp; Only through key projects and <br>
scientific collaborations will the cause of endometriosis be isolated and the mechanisms
for a cure be determined.&nbsp; Research holds the key to minimizing any further suffering
of those who already have <br>
endometriosis and to giving hope to those who one day will be diagnosed with the disease.<br>
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The final goal of this event is to honor the millions of girls and <br>
women who are battling endometriosis worldwide, to salute those who have suffered (many
times in silence) before us, and to give hope to all&nbsp; the daughters, mothers, friends
and loved ones who will come after us.<br>
<br>
The Endometriosis Walk for Awareness is hosted by the Metropolitan<br>
Washington D.C. Support Group of the Endometriosis Association.&nbsp; <br>
The support group has offered guidance, counseling and crisis support to thousands of
women in the metropolitan Washington D.C. area.</font></p>
<p align="left"><strong><font face="Arial">For more information please direct all
inquiries to: <a href="http://www.endowalk.org">www.endowalk.org</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </font></strong></p>
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