Nolla Health attended the Women’s Health Horizons (WHH) summit in Washington, D.C., where people across healthcare, research, policy, advocacy, and investment gathered to advance women’s health. The conference focused on decisions that shape access to care, including research funding, regulation, and reimbursement. We came away thinking about a more personal question beneath those systems: what does it take for a woman to be heard when she says something is wrong?
The burden of being heard
Our clearest takeaway was how much work women still have to do to get their symptoms taken seriously. Endometriosis brought that burden into focus. It affects an estimated 1 in 10 women of reproductive age worldwide, yet has a 7–10 year path from first symptoms to diagnosis and no reliable non-invasive diagnostic test.
Too often, pain is normalized and symptoms are treated in isolation across specialties. Women of color face additional bias that needs to be addressed. Gaps in medical training on how conditions present in women lead to missed warning signs and delays in diagnosis and treatment. Patients should not have to make sense of symptoms on their own. These talks reminded us that access means more than getting an appointment. It means reaching care that takes your concerns seriously and gives you the tools to feel better.
Care that connects the dots
Telemedicine can offer more than a convenient appointment. For women facing long travel, limited local options, or days full of work and caregiving, it can provide a way to seek care when a concern arises and stay connected as symptoms change. At Nolla, we’re building around that continuity. Patterns can emerge over time, and women should not have to start from scratch each time they need help.
AI will strengthen that continuity. Women’s health spans primary care, obstetrics and gynecology, cardiology, gastroenterology, endocrinology, pelvic and urinary care, oncology, and mental health. As new research helps fill longstanding gaps in care, it could surface relevant cross-disciplinary evidence for our clinicians and help them see patterns in symptoms over time. That requires careful testing for accuracy and bias, and a commitment to taking every patient’s concerns seriously. Some needs will always call for an in-person physical exam. The aim is to take more of the work of navigating care off women’s shoulders.
What we’re building with Nolla Women
This thinking is shaping Nolla Women, the app we’re building around personalized check-ins, symptom and cycle tracking, and care tailored to life stage and guided by licensed medical providers. Our aim is to help women feel better prepared, be heard, and find a clearer path to care.
Nolla Women will be live in early 2027. Reach out if you’d like to learn more.
