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Sexual Health: Contraception Resources

Contraceptive Methods

Note: Receiving birth control education is recommended before obtaining prescription contraceptives at CSHC. There are two ways to obtain birth control education: online or in-person in a nurse-led group. See the links below for more information.

• Online Birth Control Education and Quiz @ Student Health Services (UC Davis Student Health Services)
  Your campus on-line birth control education resource and quiz.
• Nurse-Led Birth Control Education Group @ Student Health Services (UC Davis Student Health Services)
  Your campus resource to attend an in-person Birth Control Education group (one hour) class led by a Student Health Services nurse at Cowell Student Health Center.
• Contraceptive Methods Efficacy Chart from Student Health Services (UC Davis Student Health 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.
• Oral Contraceptive Myths (University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center)
  Some myths and facts about oral contraceptives.

Condoms (Protection during oral, vaginal or anal sex!)

• Love Lab - Facebook Page (UC Davis Student Health Services - Health Education & Promotion)
  Go to this Facebook page (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 the Love Lab, our products, and the schedule join our Facebook group, "I max out my 10 FREE condom limit every week at the LOVE LAB!!!"
• Condoms Available for Sale Over the Counter @ Student Health Services (UC Davis Student Health Services)
  Student Health Services is your campus resource and sells a variety of condoms from the Main and North Lobby reception windows. For a list of all sexual health related over the counter items and costs go to this link.
• Information on How to Use a Male Condom from Student Health Services (UC Davis Student Health Services)
  Your campus resource on the “dos and don’ts” of how to use male condoms.
• Information on How to use a Female Condom from Student Health Servicse (UC Davis Student Health Services)
  Your campus resource to learn about the do’s and don’ts of how to use female condoms.
• 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.
• Spot the Excuses (No Rubba No Hubba Hubba from the New Zealand Ministry of Health)
  Pick an excuse for not using a condom and read the snappy comeback on this fun interactive site.

Dental Dams (Protection during oral sex)

• Safer Oral Sex! Brochure (pdf) (UC Davis Student Health 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.
• The Dental Dam (Sexual Health InfoCenter)
  The basics about using dental dam oral barriers.

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%.

• Emergency Contraception @ Student Health Services (UC Davis Student Health Services)
  Your campus resource to learn about EC, how much it costs and where it is available. Both men and women (18 years and older) can now purchase EC over the counter from the Student Health Services Pharmacy at Cowell Student Health Center! EC is available to students under 18 by calling the Advice Nurse (530.752.9649) 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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