Financial Hardship and Crowdfunding for Endometriosis Care: A Cross-Sectional Study

Affiliations

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.
³ Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Irene Masini et al. BJOG. 2025.

. 2025 May 14.

doi: 10.1111/1471-0528.18210. Online ahead of print.

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.
² School of Medicine, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California, USA.
³ Division of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.

No abstract available

Keywords: Medicaid expansion; costs; endometriosis; financial toxicity.

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