Editorial Standards

How we pick what to write, where we get our facts, and how we update content over time.

Topic selection

We pick topics from three signals: search volume (what women are actually asking Google), engagement data from menopause communities (r/Menopause, r/Perimenopause, and closed Facebook groups with millions of members), and gaps in existing coverage. If an authoritative, credentialed answer already exists somewhere women trust, we skip it. If it doesn't, we build it.

Clinical review process

Every article making a clinical claim is reviewed by a Menopause Society Certified Practitioner (MSCP) or equivalent credentialed clinician before publish. The reviewer's name, credentials, and photo appear on the article byline. Their review is a condition of publish — not a formality.

We re-review clinical content at least every 12 months, and any time significant new guidance is published (for example, a NAMS position statement update or FDA action on hormone therapy). The "Last Reviewed" date at the top of every clinical article reflects the most recent sign-off.

Acceptable sources

• PubMed / NIH / PMC peer-reviewed literature
• The Menopause Society (menopause.org) and NAMS position statements
• Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins
• FDA guidance and advisories
• UK NICE and ACOG guidelines

We do not cite other affiliate sites, general interest news coverage, or Wikipedia as primary sources. We do sometimes quote community sentiment from Reddit and Facebook groups — but those are always framed as lived experience, not clinical evidence.

How we handle affiliate links

Some of the links on this site are affiliate links — see our affiliate disclosure for the details of which programs and how they work. Short version: affiliate relationships don't change what price you pay, and they don't dictate what we recommend. When we rank a product or a telehealth provider, we're telling you what we'd tell a friend.

Corrections

If you believe something on this site is inaccurate, please email hello@thepauseauthority.com. Substantive corrections will be dated and logged inline on the corrected article.