A 1,000-person study by Rescripted
It’s Official. Sex Ed Is Broken.
A sneak peek into what we learned from our 1,000-person study on The State of Sex Ed in 2023. People want to understand how their bodies work — but the places they turn to for answers are the places they trust the least.
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Takeaway 1 ~ People go to the internet for education about how their bodies work because it’s convenient, yet they don’t trust it.
76% of people think social media and the internet are a source of misinformation about reproductive and sexual health — and only 6% think mass media gives an accurate representation of reproductive health.
94% of people rely on the internet (Google, social media, community forums) for answers to their questions about reproductive and sexual health.
Takeaway 2 ~ People desperately want to know how their bodies work, but there’s no trustworthy place to go to get educated.
Porn is the #1 source of misinformation about reproductive and sexual health, according to 46% of people.
Only 29% of people feel like they’re an expert on their own body.
76% of people believe there’s misinformation spread about reproductive and sexual health within their peer group.
Takeaway 3 ~ People are confused AF when it comes to sexual health realities.
32% of people think a person who menstruates can’t pee with a tampon in. They can — it’s a different hole. Females have two openings: their urethral opening and their vaginal opening.
32% of people think a person who menstruates can’t pee with a tampon in.
Men can fake orgasms, just like women. It’s possible for men to ejaculate during sex without experiencing an orgasm — orgasm and ejaculation are two separate physiological processes that usually occur together but can also happen independently.
1 in 4 people think women exclusively fake orgasms.
Takeaway 4 ~ Very few of us actually understand our bodies or the bodies of others… and that’s a big problem for women, men, and future families.
Only 35% of people feel educated about the menstrual cycle and pregnancy prevention.
Only 18% of people feel educated about their own hormones.
Only 1 in 4 people feel educated about ovulation.
15% of people have no knowledge about the ovulatory period.
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A special thanks to our partners
Thank you to Spring Fertility, Oura, Binto, Everly Health, Adyn, Levels, Nodal, and Rosy Wellness for supporting our mission of education and empowerment.