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Debby Herbenick, PhD, MPH

@debbyherbenick.bsky.social
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Sex researcher/educator, Provost Professor at the IU School of Public Health, author of Yes Your Kid: What Parents Need to Know About Today's Teens and Sex.

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Dr. Sandra Steingraber 🏳️‍🌈 @ssteingraber1.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Your reminder that fairy tales are full of stepmothers because women once routinely died in childbirth, from postpartum sepsis, or from other infectious diseases and left behind housefuls of motherless children. Stable nuclear families are made possible by vaccines, antibiotics, and safe abortions.
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Chris Williams @gaffa.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
Need to make sure @dansavage.bsky.social sees this. It includes input from one of his regular guests, @debbyherbenick.bsky.social.
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András Költő 🇪🇺 🇺🇦 @andraskolto.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
#Violenceagainstwomen often happens in a sexual context. In this fundamental paper Professor @debbyherbenick.bsky.social and her team demonstrates that 1 in every 5 women in the USA experienced various forms of #roughsex without their consent or permission. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Prevalence and Demographic Correlates of “Rough Sex” Behaviors: Findings from a U.S. Nationally Representative Survey of Adults Ages 18–94 Years - Archives of Sexual Behavior
Rough sex behaviors have become prevalent among young adults in the U.S. and internationally. However, little is known about these behaviors at the population level. Using nationally representative su...
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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 17/05/2025
I don't see radar evidence of a tornado on the ground at the moment (7:25 pm), but the storm has a history of tornadoes, and has a nice strong rotation. Assume that it could produce again at any moment. Blue outlined area: tornado precautions, please.
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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 17/05/2025
Ellettsville -- no tornado warning for most of you, but you'll get the largest hail. Starting in just minutes. Bloomington: - northern part of town: take precautions, we'll see how close the circulation comes to you - southern part of town: this *definitely* includes you
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Cody Kirkpatrick @cody.im · 03/04/2025
Because of the direction of motion of these storms -- and any others that might develop that aren't on screen yet -- we'll have a tornado threat for the next couple of hours. Starting with the storm that's now moving toward Bloomfield, and then on it's way toward us.
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emily mendelson 💌 @emmendelson.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
my latest for sex and psychology: i spoke to @debbyherbenick.bsky.social about her work on sexual choking, particularly why the behavior is gaining popularity with young adults in recent years www.sexandpsychology.com/blog/2024/11...
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The Rise of Sexual Choking Among Young Adults - Sex and Psychology
Sexual choking is on the rise among young adults, but it carries some health risks. Dr. Debby Herbenick shares what you need to know.
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