Expanding research on reproductive health conditions, fertility awareness-based methods, and infertility

(a) In general The Secretary of Health and Human Services (referred to in this section as the Secretary), in coordination with the Assistant Secretary for Health, the Director of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, the Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Director of the National Institutes of Reproductive Empowerment and Support Through Optimal Restoration Act Health, and the heads of other agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services that are conducting research on reproductive health conditions, infertility, and maternal health, shall expand and coordinate programs to conduct and support research on reproductive health conditions. (b) Topics The research directed by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (a) may include research on— (1) the causes of reproductive health conditions, especially endometriosis, adenomyosis, uterine fibroids, and polycystic ovary syndrome; (2) ways to diagnose reproductive health conditions; (3) restorative reproductive medicine and new treatment options for reproductive health conditions; (4) endocrine disrupting chemicals in endometriosis, the relationship of endometriosis and cancer, prenatal and epigenetic influences on the risk for endometriosis; (5) premenstrual syndrome, hormone dysfunction, ovulation defects, abnormal uterine bleeding, adhesion prevention, tubal corrective surgery, and preconception and pregnancy health; (6) the growth and progression of reproductive health conditions and recurrence post-surgical procedures; (7) the increasing prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and related effects on fertility in men and women; (8) the impact of exposure to microplastics on male and female reproductive organs and the specific impact of such exposure on sperm quality; (9) male mechanisms of infertility, including low sperm count, low sperm motility, erectile dysfunction, low testosterone, varicocele, testicular torsion, substance use, and obesity; and (10) the effectiveness of restorative reproductive medicine to achieve pregnancy and live birth. (c) Report Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall make an ongoing report on the research publicly available on the website of the Department of Health and Human Services.