Everything on this site runs on four promises: real talk, receipts, style with substance, and the whole woman. 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.