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At Periwell, we operate on a Standards-Led Authority model. We do not rely on celebrity endorsements or anecdotal trends; we link directly to the clinical consensus established by the world's leading menopause societies.
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- **STRAW+10**: The gold standard for reproductive aging staging.
- **The Menopause Society (NAMS)**: We align with their 2024 position statements on hormone therapy.
- **BMS (British Menopause Society)**: We cross-reference guidelines for non-hormonal management.
- **Peer-Review First**: Every biological mechanism described in our wiki is backed by a DOI-linked study.
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