They Didn't Teach Us This in Sex Ed!
This podcast, produced by the Society for Reproduction and Fertility, explores the deeper aspects of sex education that are often overlooked. It features conversations with leading experts in reproductive health and fertility, covering scientific breakthroughs, exotic animal mating secrets, and controversial topics. The show aims to provide evidence-based insights without jargon, making complex subjects accessible to listeners.
Episodes
We Know Surprisingly Little About The Inside Human - Dr. Rosie Townsend
This episode includes discussion of stillbirth and maternal death.Before we’re born, we’re all inside humans. That’s how obstetrician Dr Rosie Townsend describes babies in the womb, and it sums up the problem perfectly. We can monitor a pregnant woman’s blood pressure, measure her baby’s heart rate and use ultrasound to see inside the womb. But we can’t examine, touch or talk to an inside human th
Abortion is a Normal Pregnancy Outcome - Dr. John Reynolds-Wright
In this episode, Dr John Reynolds-Wright discusses one of the most common outcomes of pregnancy and one of the least openly talked about: abortion.He explains what actually happens during an abortion, why the evidence on women's pain is so thin, and why a Victorian criminal law still decides who is allowed to provide abortion care today. Our conversation also covers whether telemedicine abortion r
Endometriosis Doesn't Stop When Your Period Does - Dr. Lucy Whitaker
In this episode, Dr Lucy Whitaker discusses one of the most common yet least understood conditions in reproductive health: endometriosis. She explains what's actually happening in the body when cells similar to the womb lining grow elsewhere, why some women live with severe disease and no symptoms while others are in daily pain, and why the current one-size-fits-all approach to treatment doesn't r
PCOS Isn't What You Think It Is - Prof. Colin Duncan & Prof. Mick Rae
In this episode Prof Colin Duncan and Prof Mick Rae reveal why Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) was never really about ovarian cysts and why the condition has now been renamed Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS).The Profs explain what the name change means for people living with the condition, why PCOS/PMOS is much more than a reproductive disorder, and how changes in metabolism, hor
Future Fertility Starts in the Womb - Prof. Rod Mitchell
In this episode, Professor Rod Mitchell discusses the critical factors influencing fertility and reproductive health, emphasising that these factors begin much earlier than adulthood. He explores how early life experiences, environmental impacts, and medical treatments can affect future fertility.The conversation also delves into the importance of fertility preservation for children undergoing can
Getting in the Mood at Fertility 2026
In this episode of The Didn't Teach Us This in Sex Ed podcast, we’re at the Fertility 2026 conference, where I managed to nab four experts for a quickie about their work, to give you a taste of what's to come.Professor Bola Grace tells us about the role of digital media in disseminating reproductive health information; Professor Paul Fowler explains the impact of environmental chemicals on fetal d
Introducing They Didn't Teach Us This in Sex Ed!
What if I told you that sex education only ever gave us part of the picture? That behind the awkward lessons and basic diagrams, there’s a much deeper picture about how our bodies work, and how our fertility is shaped, but that we were never taught?This is They Didn’t Teach Us This in Sex Ed. The official podcast from the Society for Reproduction and Fertility.In this series we get up close and pe
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