Editorial principles
How do we prepare our articles?
Health information has to be trustworthy. This page explains which sources the articles on Eşik are based on, how they are prepared and how they are kept up to date.
Source policy
The articles are based on information from institutions that publish guidelines and from peer-reviewed research:
- Turkish Ministry of Health, General Directorate of Public Health (HSGM)
- Turkish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology (TJOD)
- Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Public Health
- NHS (UK National Health Service)
- NICE (UK National Institute for Health and Care Excellence)
- The Menopause Society (US)
- ACOG (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
- Office on Women's Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
- MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine)
- NCCIH (U.S. National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health)
- Jean Hailes for Women's Health (Australia)
- The Menopause Charity (UK)
- CeMCOR, University of British Columbia (Canada)
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
- Harvard Health Publishing (US)
- American Academy of Dermatology (US)
- American Migraine Foundation (US)
- The Migraine Trust (UK)
- CIPD (UK Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development)
- Fawcett Society (UK)
- Individual studies published in peer-reviewed journals (indexed in PubMed): AIMS Public Health, American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, BMC Public Health, Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, Circulation, Climacteric, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, Human Reproduction, JAMA Internal Medicine, JCI Insight, Journal of Mid-Life Health, Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Lancet Public Health, Medicina (Kaunas), Menopause, Nature and Science of Sleep, Neurology, New England Journal of Medicine, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Otology & Neurotology, Rev Bras Ginecol Obstet, Women's Health, Women's Midlife Health
At the end of each article, the sources used while writing it are listed with links. If we cannot verify a piece of information at its source, it stays out of the article.
How articles are prepared
- Compilation. Articles are compiled with AI, using the sources listed.
- Editorial check. Before publication, every text is compared with its sources; the language is simplified and vague wording is made precise.
- Clinician review. When an article has been reviewed by a clinician, the page shows the clinician's name, title and the review date.
Use of AI
We use AI to compile the information in the sources we choose and turn it into clear text. We say so openly: every article compiled with AI ends with this note and its list of sources. The editorial team is responsible for the accuracy of the content and for publishing it.
Updates
Every article shows its last updated date. When the source institutions change their guidelines, we review the related articles and update them where needed.
Medical boundary
The content on Eşik is for information only and does not replace an assessment by a clinician. Treatment options are always discussed with a clinician. The articles are written so that you can go to your doctor prepared, with your questions and your records.
Corrections and feedback
If you spot an error, a gap or out-of-date information in an article, write to hello@faapps.io; including the page address is enough. We review every report and, where needed, correct the article and refresh its updated date.
You can find out who makes Eşik on the About page.