Does Abstinence Work?
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11/01/21 • 14 min
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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Script for this episode: https://www.doweknowthings.com/episodes
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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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!
Links mentioned in this episode
Script for this episode: https://www.doweknowthings.com/episodes
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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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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
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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