The curriculum
Ten sections. Start anywhere.
1Your body
The parts, where they are, what they do, and the hormones that affect everything from your brain to your gut.
Words you'll learn: vulva, vagina, uterus, cervix, ovaries, fallopian tubes, estrogen, progesterone
2Growing up
What changes and in what order, how to handle your first period, and what puberty looks like for boys.
3The menstrual cycle
The four phases and what they do to your energy, mood, sleep, appetite and workouts. Plus PMS, and how to track your cycle.
Words you'll learn: follicles, follicular phase, ovulation, luteal phase
4When something's off
The red flags that tell you something may not be quite right, and the most common conditions behind them.
Words you'll learn: endometriosis, adenomyosis, PMOS, fibroids, PMDD, hypothyroidism
5Sex and birth control
How pregnancy happens, every birth control method and its trade-offs, emergency contraception, STIs and consent.
Words you'll learn: contraception, IUD, emergency contraception, STI, HPV
6Fertility
How fertility changes with age, what fertility tests can and can't tell you, egg freezing, IUI and IVF, when to see a specialist, and fertility for men.
Words you'll learn: ovarian reserve, AMH, IUI, IVF
7Pregnancy
Before, during, birth and after: the vitamins and checkups that matter, the three trimesters, prenatal tests, warning signs, pregnancy loss, recovery, postpartum mental health and breastfeeding.
Words you'll learn: prenatal care, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, ectopic pregnancy, postpartum depression
8Perimenopause and menopause
What to expect, often starting in your early 40s. Hot flashes, sleep, mood and brain fog, and what to know about hormone therapy before you talk to your doctor.
Words you'll learn: perimenopause, menopause, hot flashes, hormone therapy
9After menopause
Protecting your bones, heart and brain, treating common vaginal and bladder changes, and why any bleeding after menopause needs a doctor.
Words you'll learn: osteoporosis, bone density scan
10Health information you can trust
How to tell good health information from bad, what a study actually proves, how to spot marketing dressed up as medicine, and when to get a second opinion.