A freshman Iowa Democrat will announce Thursday that she is forming Congress's first caucus focused on battling endometriosis.

According to USA Today, Rep. Abby Finkenauer (D-Iowa) will make a speech on the House floor announcing the formation of the caucus with more than two dozen inaugural members.

The caucus will be dedicated to securing more funding for research and treatment for the condition, which affects as many as 1 in 10 women globally and results in severe, stabbing pains in the abdomen.

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Finkenauer told the newspaper that she has researched having a hysterectomy due to the condition's painful symptoms, despite her desire to have children in the future.

"I started thinking about it and I'm like, 'Well, here I am in Congress with the ability to do something about this and say something about it and raise awareness of it,' "she told USA Today. "Because part of the reason that it's been so frustrating is because there isn't really great treatment options."

The bipartisan caucus will be chaired by Del. Jenniffer González-Colón (R), Puerto Rico's nonvoting resident commissioner. In a statement to USA Today, González-Colón praised the caucus's formation and noted that the condition affects women, regardless of party.

"I think it's a remarkable opportunity for somebody to ... educate many other people," she said. "This condition will not ask what party you're affiliated with."

Finkenauer added that she hopes her floor speech and formation of the caucus will show other women with the condition that they are not alone.

"It doesn't make me weak that I have this," she told USA Today. "In fact, I hope folks see that, especially women who do have it or are people who love the women who have it, realize that they are strong as hell."