How We Review Products

Short version: I read what real buyers say, find the patterns, and write them up in plain words. I don't pretend to have tested what I haven't.

On this page
  1. How a review gets made
  2. What we never do
  3. What the reader stars mean
  4. Medical claims

How a review gets made

  1. Find what people actually buy

    I start with the products that come up again and again for gyno: on Amazon, in forums and in Reddit threads where guys compare notes. A product nobody buys doesn't make the list, however good its marketing.

  2. Read the reviews that matter

    For each product I read as many buyer reviews as I can find, weighted toward the two- and three-star ones and the newest, because that's where people explain what went wrong. Where I can, I check what buyers say outside Amazon too.

  3. Write down the patterns

    The pros and cons on each product card are the things buyers mention most often, rewritten in my own words. A complaint one person made once doesn't become a con; something a lot of people say does. Where there isn't much feedback to go on, the review says so.

  4. Pick by job, not by "best"

    Most pages pick by the job a product does: hiding puffy nipples, surviving a hot day, fitting a big frame. The best compression shirt for a 6'4" guy isn't the best one for a slim teenager.

  5. Keep it current

    Products change, get discontinued, or start getting worse reviews. Reviews are checked again over time, and anything no longer sold is removed.

What we never do

  • Copy buyer reviews word for word
  • Invent buyers, quotes or star ratings
  • Claim to have tested something that wasn't tested
  • Show Amazon's star ratings or prices, which change too often to be accurate here
  • Let a commission or an advertiser change a ranking

What the reader stars mean

Each product card has star ratings from visitors to this site who have used it. They're not Amazon ratings, and they're not mine. One vote per visitor, and you can change yours. Comments are checked before they appear, so the spam stays out. If you've worn something reviewed here, rate it and leave a comment; it helps the next guy more than anything I write.

Medical claims

Products that claim to treat or shrink gyno get judged against the medical evidence, which is listed on the page. Compression wear and covers hide gyno; that's all they're reviewed on.