You’ve probably heard that we learn all we need about our bodies in school — but what if I told you that’s far from the truth?

Recently, a jaw-dropping BuzzFeed article titled “47 Things Women Didn’t Know About Pregnancy, Birth Control, And Their Own Bodies Prove Sex Education In This Country Is A Complete Joke” went viral, exposing just how little many women know about fundamental aspects of their own biology. One story stood out: a woman believing that urine, poop, babies, period blood, and sex all happened through the same hole. Yes. That shocked me too.

If you’re reading this, you might be nodding along or maybe feeling a little uneasy. Why is this still happening in 2025, after years of