Missouri

Endometriosis care in Missouri

PelviQuest does not yet have a bookable specialist in Missouri. St. Louis and Kansas City anchor the two ends of the state; Columbia sits between them.

Missouri has about 6.2 million residents, including about 1.4 million women aged 15 to 49 (Census ACS); at the WHO prevalence of about 10% that is roughly 138,000 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 Missouri: the facts that matter

The largest metro areas in Missouri are St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield. Missouri has expanded Medicaid under the ACA (KFF). State programs and clinics: Missouri health department, women's health (opens in new tab).

Facts checked 2026-10-13. Sources: data.census.gov, api.census.gov, en.wikipedia.org, health.mo.gov, kff.org, kff.org.

Specialist endometriosis care in Missouri

Saint Louis University School of Medicine lists a Center for Endometriosis among its obstetrics and gynecology centers and divisions. Its page says the center's physicians offer minimally invasive surgery and individualized treatment plans, with team-based care that addresses pain management, physical therapy and fertility. Across town, Washington University appears on the AAGL's list of fellowship sites in complex benign gynecology. In mid-Missouri, MU Health Care's endometriosis page describes laparoscopic diagnosis and minimally invasive surgical techniques at its clinics in Columbia, and the University of Missouri School of Medicine is one of the state's public medical schools.

Columbia is about 120 air miles from both St. Louis and Kansas City, so patients there can reach either metro in about two hours. Springfield, in the southwest, is about 200 air miles from St. Louis, which puts Ozarks patients farthest from the state's endometriosis programs.

Missouri adopted the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion, according to KFF. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services publishes a women's health page.

Named programs

Listed because the institution names the program on its own website, not as programs we have assessed.

Checked 2026-10-13. Sources: slu.edu, aagl.org, muhealth.org, medicine.missouri.edu, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, en.wikipedia.org, kff.org, kff.org, health.mo.gov.

Where specialist gynecology is concentrated in Missouri

Most excision surgeons train and practice at or near academic centers. In Missouri:

  • Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis)
  • University of Missouri Health Care (Columbia)

Across the state line: University of Iowa Health Care (Iowa City) in Iowa, Northwestern Medicine (Chicago) in Illinois, UK HealthCare (Lexington) in Kentucky and Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville) in Tennessee.

Named for where gynecologic surgery is concentrated, not as programs we have assessed.

Travelling for care from Missouri

Missouri borders Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska, and a specialist across the state line is often closer than one across the state.

Questions from Missouri

Does PelviQuest have an endometriosis specialist in Missouri?
Not yet. Physicians join state by state; when one joins in Missouri, this page and the app will show it.
Can I use PelviQuest in Missouri?
Yes. The questionnaire, trackers, insights and report work in every state; bring the report to any gynecologist.
Where do most Missouri patients end up for endometriosis surgery?
Usually at or near Washington University and Barnes-Jewish Hospital or University of Missouri Health Care, or with a private excision surgeon trained there. Physicians who treat endometriosis in Missouri can join the network.

Six things to check before choosing a surgeon in Missouri

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.

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