Editorial standards
Sources & Verification
Our claims prioritize specialty society guidelines first, then regulators, then trusted patient-facing institutions, then primary literature.
How we source our information
Claims on this site are prioritized against specialty society guidelines first, then regulatory authorities, then trusted institutional references, and finally primary literature. When sources disagree, we surface the disagreement instead of choosing for the reader.
Tier 1 — Specialty society guidelines
AUA — American Urological Association
Clinical guidelines: erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease, testosterone therapy, male infertility.
EAU — European Association of Urology
International guideline counterpart used for cross-validation.
ISSM — International Society for Sexual Medicine
Sexual medicine guidelines: premature ejaculation, hypoactive sexual desire, ED.
SMSNA — Sexual Medicine Society of North America
Position statements and practice guidance on men's sexual health.
Tier 2 — Regulatory & device authority
FDA — U.S. Food & Drug Administration
Regulatory clearance status of devices and drugs (e.g., penile prosthesis 510(k)).
Tier 3 — Trusted patient-facing institutional references
Mayo Clinic
Plain-language clinician-reviewed condition overviews.
Cleveland Clinic
Patient-oriented disease-state explainers.
Tier 4 — Primary literature
PubMed / peer-reviewed journals
Original studies and meta-analyses used to support specific claims.