Health Education & Promotion
Sexual Health: Contraception Resources
Contraceptive Methods
Note: Receiving birth control education is recommended before obtaining prescription contraceptives at Student Health and Counseling Services. Birth control education is available online. See the links below for more information.
- Online Birth Control Education and Quiz @ SHCS
(UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services)
Your campus on-line birth control education resource and quiz. - Contraceptive Methods Efficacy Chart from SHCS (UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services)
This chart is your campus resource to find out the effectiveness for different methods of birth control! - Interactive Quiz for Choosing a Birth Control Method (Association of Reproductive Health Professionals)
Take this quiz to find out what kind of birth control is best for you.
Condoms (Protection during oral, vaginal or anal sex!)
- Love Lab - Facebook Fanpage (UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services - Health Education & Promotion)
Go to this Facebook fanpage (requires Facebook login) to find out more about the Love Lab, a mobile cart stocked with free safer sex products, which makes appearances at different locations around campus. You can get free lubricant, dental dams, female condoms and a variety of male condoms at the Love Lab, along with educational materials and product demonstrations. To receive updates about our products and schedule. - Condoms Available for Sale Over the Counter @ SHCS (UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services)
Student Health and Counseling Services is your campus resource and sells a variety of condoms from the SHS Pharmacy, located on the first floor of the UC Davis Student Health & Wellness Center. - Information on How to use a Male Condom from SHCS (UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services)
Your campus resource how to use male condoms correctly. - Information on How to use a Female Condom from SHCS (UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services)
Your campus resource on how to use female condoms correctly. - Using Condoms: condom types and sizes (AVERT - AVERTing AIDS and HIV)
Everything you could ever want to know about condoms. - Putting a Condom on a Penis with Foreskin (Go Ask Alice! - Columbia University)
How to put a condom on a penis with a foreskin. - Video On How to Use a Female Condom (Total Access Group)
An animated video about using a female condom and other female condom information.
Dental Dams (Protection during oral sex)
- Safer Oral Sex! Brochure (pdf) (UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services)
Learn what you need to know about using oral barriers during oral sex to protect yourself from STIs! Includes directions on how to make oral barriers from condoms and latex gloves! - Safer Oral Sex (Palo Alto Medical Foundation)
Learn more about safer oral sex
Emergency Contraception (EC)
Note: Timing is everything! Emergency Contraception (EC) must be taken as soon as possible – no later than 5 days after unprotected sex, but it is best if taken within 24 hours. EC decreases the chance of becoming pregnant by about 89% if used within 72 hours.
- Emergency Contraception @ SHCS (UC Davis Student Health and Counseling Services)
Your campus resource to learn about EC, how much it costs and where it is available. Both men and women (17 years and older) can now purchase EC over the counter from the Student Health and Counseling Services Pharmacy at the UC Davis Student Health & Wellness Center! EC is available to students under 17 by calling the Advice Nurse (530.752.2349) during hours of operation. - The Emergency Contraception Website (Office of Population Research at Princeton University and the Association of Reproductive Health Professionals)
This website works to increase knowledge about and timely access to emergency contraception and other reproductive health choices.
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