We grew up not knowing how our own bodies worked. For future generations, this has to change.

We’re still Googling our symptoms, second-guessing our health, pushing through pain, and navigating our bodies like a maze with no map.

Unsure what’s normal, and uncertain where to turn to feel more in control. Check this:

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

Most people don’t know how their hormones work, when their fertile window is, or what “normal” even means for a woman. That’s not their fault. The system is failing because it was built without women, and we have an opportunity to change this through improving our education system - for everyone.

“Is This Normal?”

Girls shouldn’t spend years in the dark about their own health, because they’ll grow up confused, as they navigate their health, trying to figure out what they should’ve been taught in school.

• 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.

Future generations should be learning hormone health in school, because in the future, 95% of women feel they have to figure out their health on their own.

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

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

The future generation shouldn’t have to grow up uninformed about their bodies. They have a right to know. Let’s help them find their way through the maze.

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