How we write and check our health guides
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Every Nari 1 health guide is written by the Nari 1 editorial team from named public health sources. Every guide goes to our clinical team for a check. Each guide shows the date it was last updated. We only use a number if we can name its source on the same page.
Who writes and checks each guide?
The Nari 1 editorial team writes each guide. Our drafts are AI-assisted and edited by the Nari 1 team, line by line, against the sources listed at the end of the guide.
Every guide goes to our clinical team for a check.
The clinical team can ask for any line to be changed or removed, and we change it. When a named clinician has checked a guide, we add their name, role and qualification at the top, with the date of the check.
Where does the information come from?
We start from public health bodies and published research, and we link to every source at the end of the guide. The sources we use most are:
- the World Health Organization (WHO)
- India's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and NIMHANS
- the NHS in the UK and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in the US
- clinical guidelines and research published in medical journals
We prefer Indian sources where they exist, and we say so when a source is from another country.
What is our rule on numbers?
No number appears in a guide without its source named on the same page. If we cannot find a number in a source we have opened and read, we leave it out. We would rather say less than say something we cannot back up.
What do these guides do, and not do?
Our guides explain the signs some women notice, what can help, and when to talk to someone. They never tell you what is behind your symptoms, and they never promise a result. Only a doctor can tell what's going on for you, and every medical decision in Nari 1 comes from a Nari doctor.
We do not use photos of people on our guides. We use plain drawings, so that no face is ever linked to a health condition.
How are the guides kept up to date?
Each guide shows the date it was last updated. We check every guide again regularly, and sooner when a source changes, for example when a condition gets a new name. When we change a guide in a way that matters, the date at the top changes.
How do I tell you about a mistake?
If you think something in a guide is wrong, out of date or unclear, please tell us through our contact page. Tell us which guide, and which line. We look at every report, and we correct the guide if it needs it.
Who pays for these guides?
Nari 1 is a business. We offer a call with a Nari health counsellor, who listens and books you with a Nari doctor, and the doctor journey that follows. These guides are free to read. Each guide links to that service once, in a box marked clearly, and never shows what anything costs. We do not take money from anyone to write or change a guide.