Digital Pathways for Overcoming Stigma and Bias in Chronic Pelvic Pain

Digital health technologies (DHTs) are transforming healthcare and, increasingly, the area of women’s health in particular, yet they remain largely absent in the management of chronic pelvic pain (CPP), a condition affecting one in four women and recognized as a neglected reproductive health morbidity. This gap is enforced by two entrenched structural barriers: social stigma and implicit medical bias. In this Viewpoint, we propose digital pathways for innovators to strategically leverage “digital influencers” and online health communities as vehicles for delivering evidence-based online interventions aimed at reducing the impact of these barriers. These pathways provide a foundation for a participatory, patient-driven approach to DHT development—one that holds particular potential for CPP and other stigmatized health conditions.