Be Sexually Healthy

Want to Learn about Sexual Health and Contraception? 

• Learn about types of birth control, abstinence, pregnancy, and more with SHOP.
• You can order birth control pills online through the Student Health Center.
• Get started with contraception: get a peer-led birth control consultation with Birth Control Patrol.
• Need safer-sex supplies at low prices? Check out SHOP's Condom Co-op.
• The Student Health Center Pharmacy has contraception and emergency contraception. You can pick up safer-sex supplies there as well.

Need Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing?

• The Student Health Center has self-administered STI Tests.

Need Pregnancy Tests?

Find low-cost tests at

• The Condom Co-op
• The Student Health Center Pharmacy

Want Support and Community Around Sexual Identity?

• Cantu Queer Center has resources, student groups, and events.

Need Help Dealing with a Sexual Assault, Stalking, or Dating Violence? 

Campus Advocacy Resources & Education (CARE): Support for Sexual Assault Survivors provides a confidential space to discuss issues of dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking through

• advocacy services for survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones
• education for students and the UCSC community on how to support a survivor and common warning signs of abuse.

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