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Oct 2020
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The Turnaway Study with Dr. Diana Greene...

Danielle Bezalel, MPH: Sex Educator | Pleasure Expert | Rom-Com Critic
About this episode

Welcome to Season 5! In this first episode of Sex Ed with DB, Season 5, DB speaks with Dr. Diana Greene Foster, a professor at the University of California, San Francisco in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences. She's also the director of research at Advancing New Standards in Reproductive Health. An internationally recognized expert on women's experiences with contraception and abortion, she is the principal investigator of the Turnaway Study. She is also the author of “The Turnaway Study: Ten Years, a Thousand Women, and the Consequences of Having—or Being Denied—an Abortion.” To learn more and buy the book, go to www.turnawaystudy.com.

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 5 Team:

Creator, Co-Producer, Sound Engineer, and Host: Danielle Bezalel (DB)

Co-Producer and Communications Lead: Cathren Cohen

Graphic Illustrator: Andrea Forgacs

Social Media Intern: Leslie Lopez

Website: Alex Morton 

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Sex Ed with DB, Season 5 is Sponsored by:

Clone-A-Willy, Pandia Health, Uberlube, and Emojibator.

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Love Sex Ed with DB? Email us at Sexedwithdb@gmail.com for comments and questions about what's coming up this season.

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About the podcast:

Sex Ed with DB is a feminist podcast bringing you all the sex ed you never got through unique and entertaining storytelling, centering LGBTQ+ folks and BIPOC. We discuss topics such as intersex rights, abortion, dominatrixes, sex toys, queer sex ed, sex and disabilities, HIV, sex in entertainment, and more.

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