If you are sexually active and don’t intend to get pregnant now, there are many effective options for birth control available. Adding the regular use of external latex condoms to any plan will also decrease your risk of pregnancy and help protect against sexually transmitted infections. 

Get started by making an appointment with one of our providers to discuss your options and decide which method is right for you.  

 

Birth Control Options

Birth control options available at Campus Health and Wellbeing 

Birth control options available through outside providers 

  • Birth control shot
    Every three months  

  • Combined oral contraceptive pill
    Daily pill 

  • Progestin-only pill (O Pill)
    Daily pill 

  • Contraceptive ring
    Placed monthly inside vagina 

  • Contraceptive patch
    Placed on skin weekly 

  • Vaginal Acidifying gel
    Use 1 hour or less before sex 

  • External and internal condoms
    Available for free at CH&W 

  • Diaphragm or cervical cap
    Place in vagina before sex and leave in at least six hours 

  • Emergency contraceptive pills (Plan B and Ella)
    Plan B is taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex. Ella is taken up to five days after unprotected sex. 

  • Birth control shot
    Every three months  

  • Combined oral contraceptive pill
    Daily pill 

  • Arm implants 
    Requires procedure to insert into the arm 

  • Hormonal and copper IUDs 
    Requires procedure to insert into the uterus 

  • Progestin-only pill (O Pill)
    Daily pill 

  • Contraceptive ring
    Placed monthly inside vagina 

  • Contraceptive patch
    Placed on skin weekly 

  • Vaginal Acidifying gel
    Use 1 hour or less before sex 

  • External and internal condoms 
    Available for free at CH&W

  • Diaphragm or cervical cap
    Place in vagina before sex and leave in at least six hours 

  • Spermicide 

  • Emergency contraceptive pills (Plan B and Ella)
    Plan B is taken within 72 hours after unprotected sex. Ella is taken up to five days after unprotected sex. 

  • Emergency contraceptive (copper) IUD
    Requires procedure to insert into the uterus within five days of unprotected sex 

  • Vasectomy 
    Surgical procedure to permanently cut off sperm supply 

  • Tubal ligation
    Surgical procedure to permanently cut off transportation of an egg

How to get a referralNeed a referral? Schedule a meeting with Mel Vedrin, CH&W’s Student Healthcare Navigator.

 

Additional ResourcesIf you have had an unwanted sexual encounter or believe you have experienced sexual assault, first know that it is not your fault, and we are here to support you.  

We strongly encourage that you meet with a confidential Campus Advocate at Safer and seek medical care from Health Services or a local medical provider. If you have experienced harm within the last 7 days, you may have additional medical and reporting options. Medical providers in California are mandated to report injuries as a result of assault or abuse to law enforcement. If you have questions about this, please work with your Advocate and/or medical provider to determine how to best meet your medical needs. 

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