Editorial Policy

Who is accountable for this blog

The Otty blog is published by Otty, the company that makes the app. Articles carry the Otty Team byline rather than a personal one, because responsibility for what appears here sits with Otty as the publisher rather than with an individual writer. Every article is researched, fact-checked, edited, and published against the standards set out on this page, and we claim no medical credentials for that work.

Where the facts come from

Articles here cite a deliberately short list of medical authorities: the NHS, the Office on Women’s Health, ACOG, Cleveland Clinic, and Mayo Clinic. Every source link is checked before publication to confirm it is live and says what we say it says. If a claim cannot be anchored to one of these sources, it does not go in.

Our rule on numbers

No statistic on this blog is ever invented, estimated, or rounded from memory. If a number appears in an article, it comes from one of the authorities above and links to where it was published. When a commonly repeated figure cannot be verified, we leave it out.

What Otty is, and what it is not

Otty is a companion, not a clinician. These articles explain what is common, what tends to help, and when something deserves a conversation with a doctor or nurse. They are not medical advice and never replace a clinician who knows you. Health articles carry an editor’s note saying exactly that, and symptom articles include a clear “when to see a doctor” section.

How articles stay current

Every article shows its publish date, and an updated date whenever it changes meaningfully. The most-read articles are revisited on a rolling basis so sources, links, and guidance stay current.

Corrections

If you spot an error or something out of date, write to ottyteam@gmail.com. We check every report against our sources and fix what needs fixing.