My friend was watching the Netflix show Bridgerton, which I plan on watching but have not yet done so, and she was complaining about the fact that the women had no understanding of reproduction or sex. I was of the opinion that that was likely accurate, I didn’t think that women were taught anything about sex until they were at least engaged if at all. My friend also didn’t like the fact that the men seemed to know all about sex/reproduction and that they were teaching the women. Besides the complaint (of my friend, again I have not yet watched the show), that it is uncomfortable because she believes it takes on pedophilic view of sex Ed., (the experienced male and the wide eye innocent girl) would women actually have been taught anything about sex, specifically during the regency period (which I believe is when Bridgerton is set)? And what would the sex education look like for men at the time?

(I realize Bridgerton is fictional and that liberties were taken and the writers likely wrote the sex scenes in the show without regard for their historical accuracy but I am genuinely curious and if anyone has any information or insight into this question I would love to hear it. If you don’t know about the regency period specifically but have information on any historical sex education I would also be interested in that.)