Does Abstinence Work?
Do We Know Things?
English - November 01, 2021 22:21 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 7 ratingsSexuality Health & Fitness Science Social Sciences sex sexuality psychology health feminism feminist myths relationships science research Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Abstinence is preached as being 100% effective in preventing pregnancy and STIs, which is true if it works. But how often does abstinence fail? In this episode, I try to figure out the typical use abstinence failure rate. A textbook I once had said 20%. Is that true? Tune in to find out!
Abstinence! What do we know? Do we know things? Let's find out!
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Hosted by Dr. Lisa Dawn Hamilton, psychology professor and sex educator.
Music and editing Jeremy Dahl https://www.palebluedot.ca/
Script assistance by Matt Tunnacliffe
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