Corrections
When something on this site turns out to be wrong, we change the article and say what changed, in a dated note that stays on the page. We do not quietly edit. This page holds the policy, the log of every correction published so far, and how to tell us about an error.
Written by Sarah CollinsLast updated
This is a health site. An error here is not a typo in a recipe blog — it can send someone into an appointment with the wrong number, or onto a supplement that interacts with what they already take. So corrections are published rather than absorbed.
What happens when we get something wrong
Three things, in this order. The wrong line is fixed. A dated note is added to the article saying what it used to say and what it says now. The change is added to the log further down this page, with a link back to the article.
The note stays on the article permanently. It does not expire after a month and it is not hidden behind a toggle, because the point of it is that a reader who saw the old version can find out that it changed.
What counts as a correction
Not every edit is a correction, and calling routine work a correction would make the log useless. This is the line we draw.
| Change | What triggers it | What happens on the page | Logged |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correction | A fact, number, dose, date or citation was wrong. | The line is fixed and a dated note goes at the top of the article. | Yes |
| Clarification | The fact was right, but the wording could reasonably be read the wrong way. | The wording is rewritten and a dated note goes at the foot of the article. | Yes |
| Retraction | A claim cannot be supported by any source we are willing to cite. | The claim is removed. If the whole article rests on it, the article is unpublished and the URL keeps a note explaining what was removed and why. | Yes |
| Update | New evidence, a changed guideline, or a scheduled re-review that found no error. | The article is expanded and its last-reviewed date changes. | No |
| Housekeeping | Spelling, formatting, a dead link, a broken table. | Fixed without a note. | No |
An error that affects safety — a wrong dose, a missing contraindication, a mis-stated interaction — goes to the front of the queue ahead of everything else, including new writing. If it cannot be verified quickly, the claim comes off the page while we work it out.
What we will not do
- Change a number and say nothing.
- Delete a page so an error disappears with it.
- Re-date an article to look fresh when nothing in it changed.
- Argue with a reader who turns out to be right.
Corrections to emails and downloads
An email that has already been sent cannot be edited. If one carried an error, the correction goes out as its own email rather than being tucked into the next issue, and it is logged here.
A PDF or a paid guide is re-issued with a new version number and date on the cover, the change is described inside it, and anyone who already downloaded it is told. The log entry names the version.
The log
Every correction, clarification and retraction published on PCOSguides, newest first. Entries are appended and never edited or removed.
| Date | Page | Type | What it said | What it says now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No corrections have been published yet. An empty log is not a claim that nothing has ever been wrong — it means nothing has been reported and verified since this policy took effect. If you have found an error, the next section is how to tell us. | ||||
Report an error
Email support@pcosguides.com and put the word “correction” in the subject line so it does not sit behind everything else. Every report gets a reply from Sarah Collins.
Useful to include, if you have it:
- The address of the page, and the sentence or table row you mean.
- What you think is wrong with it.
- A source, if you have one. A study, a guideline, or a package insert.
You do not need a source to report something. “This contradicts what my endocrinologist told me” is a useful report, and so is “this number does not match the study you linked”. Both have a way of being right.
What happens after you send it
- The claim is checked against the source the article cites, then against the primary literature behind it.
- If the article is wrong, it is fixed, noted on the page, and added to the log above.
- If the article is right, you get a reply explaining why — and if the confusion came from how it was written, the line is rewritten anyway.
How articles are researched and sourced in the first place is atEditorial policy. What this site is and is not is at Medical disclaimer.