What 'Sex Education' gets right and wrong about sex and relationship advice, according to therapists

Julia Naftulin,Debanjali BoseOct 19, 2021, 17:26 IST

"Sex Education" has been renewed for a fourth season.Netflix

Netflix's hit show "Sex Education" covers taboo topics like masturbation, STDs, and sexual trauma.
Protagonists Otis and Maeve give out advice from Otis' sex therapist mom, Jean, to fellow students.
Insider fact-checked some of the top tips Otis, Maeve, and Jean gave students.

To help Adam with his performance anxiety that prevents him from orgasming, Otis tells him to change his outlook.

Adam and Aimee. Netflix

Amy says she always feel like she has to put on a performance during sex and doesn't know what she actually wants, so Otis suggests she masturbate.

Aimee. Sam Taylor/Netflix

Lily says that penetrative sex feels painful to her. Otis diagnoses her with vaginismus, a condition where vaginal muscles involuntarily contract.

Lily and Ola. Netflix

After multiple students worry they contracted chlamydia from a band mate's whistle, Otis explains that it's impossible.

Otis and Eric. Sam Taylor/Netflix

Olivia says she covers her boyfriend's face when she's about to orgasm because she has an "ugly cum face." Otis says Olivia should be honest about her vulnerability, and focus on pleasure, instead of hiding it.

Olivia and friends. Sam Taylor/Netflix

Olivia says she covers her boyfriend's face when she's about to orgasm because she has an "ugly cum face." Otis says Olivia should be honest about her vulnerability, and focus on pleasure, instead of hiding it.

When Otis' classmate worries something is wrong because she isn't interested in sex like her peers, Otis' mom Jean suggests she could be asexual.

Jean. Netflix

When a classmate's girlfriend tells him she has trouble having an orgasm when they have sex, he tries to measure his penis based on bad advice from another classmate. Otis tells him to not be insecure about the size of his penis.

Otis with Eric. Netflix

When a classmate's girlfriend tells him she has trouble having an orgasm when they have sex, he tries to measure his penis based on bad advice from another classmate. Otis tells him to not be insecure about the size of his penis.

Aimee tells Jean that she no longer feels the desire to have sex after getting sexually assaulted. Jean says she wants to help Aimee with her relationship with her body.

Aimee and Steve. Sam Taylor/Netflix

Aimee tells Jean that she no longer feels the desire to have sex after getting sexually assaulted. Jean says she wants to help Aimee with her relationship with her body.

After Cynthia's beloved cat dies, she wants to have sex all the time. Otis tells her husband that she's possibly using sex to distract herself from her grief.

Jeffrey and Otis. Netflix

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What 'Sex Education' gets right and wrong about sex and relationship advice, according to therapists

To help Adam with his performance anxiety that prevents him from orgasming, Otis tells him to change his outlook.

Amy says she always feel like she has to put on a performance during sex and doesn't know what she actually wants, so Otis suggests she masturbate.

Lily says that penetrative sex feels painful to her. Otis diagnoses her with vaginismus, a condition where vaginal muscles involuntarily contract.

After multiple students worry they contracted chlamydia from a band mate's whistle, Otis explains that it's impossible.

Olivia says she covers her boyfriend's face when she's about to orgasm because she has an "ugly cum face." Otis says Olivia should be honest about her vulnerability, and focus on pleasure, instead of hiding it.

When Otis' classmate worries something is wrong because she isn't interested in sex like her peers, Otis' mom Jean suggests she could be asexual.

When a classmate's girlfriend tells him she has trouble having an orgasm when they have sex, he tries to measure his penis based on bad advice from another classmate. Otis tells him to not be insecure about the size of his penis.

Aimee tells Jean that she no longer feels the desire to have sex after getting sexually assaulted. Jean says she wants to help Aimee with her relationship with her body.

After Cynthia's beloved cat dies, she wants to have sex all the time. Otis tells her husband that she's possibly using sex to distract herself from her grief.