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The Connecticut Endometriosis Working Group (EWG), a group of legislators, researchers, patients, health care providers, and advocates, was established in 2021. The EWG met monthly to discuss strategies to address endometriosis and propose endometriosis specific legislation which has been a turning point. Public Acts 22\u201333 and 23\u201367 directed the establishment, governance, and annual reporting of a coordinated endometriosis data and biorepository program, making Connecticut the first state in the US to pass endometriosis focused legislation, unanimously. The resulting program\u2014EndoRISE, (Endometriosis Research, Innovation, Support and Education) is structured as a public, multi-institutional infrastructure platform linking clinical phenotyping, biospecimen banking, molecular profiling, education, public awareness, and policy engagement. 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