Everything on this site runs on four promises: real talk, receipts, style with substance, and the whole woman. Behind all four is one accountable byline, the editorial desk that signs every article here and answers for what runs under it. Here is the operating manual.
1. Sources are receipts
Every factual claim in a health article links a real, currently-live source: a government health agency, a major medical organization, or peer-reviewed research. The access date is stamped on the source record. A dead source link is treated as a blocking defect.
An example of the kind of source we build on: the Office on Women's Health explains that perimenopause is the transition before menopause; see Menopause basics, accessed August 2026. Every source we cite appears in our source index.
2. Claims are tiered
- Established: consensus guidance from major medical organizations or strong systematic reviews.
- Emerging: newer or single studies; always hedged.
- Manufacturer claim: what a company says about its own product; reported, not endorsed.
- Lived experience: what community members report; never stated as clinical guidance.
If a claim can't be sourced, it doesn't get published as fact.
3. Reviews are honest
We do not run a lab, and we never pretend to. Product guidance is built from manufacturer claims (attributed), cited research, community reports, and facts we verify ourselves: price, return policy, availability, regulatory status. No invented star ratings, no fabricated testers. See the affiliate disclosure for how links work.
4. Corrections are public
Substantive errors get a dated correction note appended to the article. See the corrections policy.
5. Medical content is labeled
Articles that touch symptoms or treatment decisions carry a "not medically reviewed" badge, a red-flag box where warranted, and our medical disclaimer, because this is a media publication, not a medical practice.