Louisiana
Endometriosis care in Louisiana
PelviQuest does not yet have a bookable specialist in Louisiana. New Orleans concentrates the state's specialist care, with Shreveport serving the north.
Louisiana has about 4.7 million residents, including about 1.0 million women aged 15 to 49 (Census ACS); at the WHO prevalence of about 10% that is roughly 104,000 living with endometriosis, most of them undiagnosed.
Order-of-magnitude estimate: Census ACS women aged 15 to 49, WHO prevalence about 10%.
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Endometriosis care in Louisiana: the facts that matter
The largest metro areas in Louisiana are New Orleans, Baton Rouge and Lafayette. Louisiana has expanded Medicaid under the ACA (KFF). State programs and clinics: Louisiana health department, women's health (opens in new tab).
Facts checked 2026-10-13. Sources: data.census.gov, api.census.gov, en.wikipedia.org, partnersforfamilyhealth.org, kff.org, kff.org.
Specialist endometriosis care in Louisiana
Louisiana trains gynecologists at two public medical schools, LSU Health New Orleans and LSU Health Shreveport, and at Tulane University School of Medicine, a private school in New Orleans. The LSU Health New Orleans Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology lists faculty in minimally invasive gynecologic surgery and runs residency programs in both New Orleans and Baton Rouge, so teaching hospitals in both cities handle complex gynecologic surgery. Woman's Hospital in Baton Rouge is a hospital devoted to women's care, with surgery among its listed services.
Distance shapes where people go. Baton Rouge is about 75 air miles from New Orleans, close enough for a second opinion in either city. Shreveport is about 280 air miles from New Orleans and about 180 from Dallas, so for the northwest of the state the nearest large city with academic hospitals is in Texas.
Louisiana adopted the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, according to KFF. The Louisiana Department of Health's Bureau of Family Health publishes women's health information through its Partners for Family Health site.
Checked 2026-10-13. Sources: lsuhsc.edu, medschool.lsuhsc.edu, lsuhs.edu, medicine.tulane.edu, womans.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, kff.org, kff.org, partnersforfamilyhealth.org.
Where specialist gynecology is concentrated in Louisiana
Most excision surgeons train and practice at or near academic centers. In Louisiana:
- Ochsner Health (New Orleans)
- LSU Health (New Orleans and Shreveport)
Across the state line: UT Southwestern Medical Center (Dallas) in Texas, UAMS Health (Little Rock) in Arkansas and University of Mississippi Medical Center (Jackson) in Mississippi.
Named for where gynecologic surgery is concentrated, not as programs we have assessed.
Travelling for care from Louisiana
Louisiana borders Texas, Arkansas and Mississippi, and a specialist across the state line is often closer than one across the state.
Questions from Louisiana
- Does PelviQuest have an endometriosis specialist in Louisiana?
- Not yet. Physicians join state by state; when one joins in Louisiana, this page and the app will show it.
- Can I use PelviQuest in Louisiana?
- Yes. The questionnaire, trackers, insights and report work in every state; bring the report to any gynecologist.
- Where do most Louisiana patients end up for endometriosis surgery?
- Usually at or near Ochsner Health or LSU Health, or with a private excision surgeon trained there. Physicians who treat endometriosis in Louisiana can join the network.
Six things to check before choosing a surgeon in Louisiana
excision experience, clinical diagnosis, not surgery first, pelvic nerve and pelvic floor care, imaging read by experienced hands, a team around the surgeon, time and follow-up. The questions behind each point are on the specialist directory page.
Neighboring states
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