Why Weren’t We Taught This?

• 57% of women are too embarrassed to talk about hormones.
• 70% of teens learn about periods from TikTok.
• Nearly 60% of Gen Z share health content online—and trust it more than doctors.

We’re learning about our bodies from the internet. Not school.

Social media rewards extremes—not accuracy. AI reflects what already exists online, including gaps in women’s health research.

We’re still Googling symptoms, self-diagnosing, and second-guessing our bodies.

“Is Something Wrong With Me?”

Or were we just never taught?

• Only 19 states require medically accurate sex education
• 39 states and Washington D.C. require schools to emphasize abstinence when sex education is taught.
• Only 4 states require instruction on menstrual health beyond basic puberty education.
• Female anatomy and hormonal health are often left out entirely

Most people don’t know how their hormones work, when their fertile window is, or what “normal” even means.

That’s not their fault.

The Gap in Education Has Real Consequences

• 66% of women have never tested their hormones
• 1 in 3 women didn’t learn about their period until it started
• It can take 2–5 years to diagnose conditions like PCOS

Without accurate education, we’re left:

• misreading symptoms
• delaying diagnoses
• struggling alone 

We’re navigating our bodies like a maze: unsure what’s normal, and uncertain where to turn to feel more in control.

Let’s Change This
We’re calling for mandatory, medically accurate hormone education in all U.S. public schools.

This includes:

• How reproductive hormones change from puberty to menopause
• How the menstrual cycle actually works
• How hormones affect sleep, stress, and overall health
• Evidence-based information on hormonal contraception

Better education changes lives.

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Help raise the standard of sex education in the United States.

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