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Engaging in any type of sexual activity requires a responsibility to educate yourself on the facts of sexual health. The following is a list of helpful information to make healthy choices in regards to sexual health:
- Having unprotected sex, unprotected sex with multiple partners or inconsistent
condom and/or birth control use, put students at risk of unintended pregnancies
and STIs.
- Except for abstinence, latex barriers such as latex condoms offer the
best protection against STIs/HIV. But they have to be used consistently and correctly,
that means every single time people engage in sexual activity.
- Using condoms correctly
and consistently is 10,000 times safer than not using a condom. Remember, even with
perfect condom use sexually transmitted infections can still be transmitted.
- One
way to protect yourself from STIs and unintended pregnancies is to abstain. 20%
of UCSB students choose to abstain from sexual intercourse. You are not alone if
you make this choice.
- Getting testing for sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
regularly and with the change of every partner is vital to maintain your and current
and future partner's reproductive and overall health.
- STIs are most easily transmitted
through oral, vaginal or anal sex. Certain STIs, including the extremely prevalent
Herpes and HPV (the virus that causes genital warts and cervical cancer), are also
transmitted by skin-on-skin contact.
- If engaging in vaginal intercourse, selecting
a type of birth control method is essential. If an emergency does occur, the Emergency
Contraception Pill, Plan B, can be taken up to 5 days after unprotected intercourse.
The sooner it is taken, the more effective it is.
UCSB Student Health offers the following services:
- STI/HIV testing
- Pregnancy testing
- Annual women's gynecological exams
- Birth control options including birth control pills, Nuvaring, the patch, Depo-Provera,
spermicides and latex and polyurethane condoms. Latex condoms are six for $1.00.
- Emergency contraception is available over the counter for students 18+ with a valid
ID
- Health Education class, Education 191A: Sex and Relationships that applies to the
Education minor and a prerequisite to the internship.
- Health Education academic internship, Education 191D that focuses on Sex and Relationships.
UCSB Resources
Sexual health information
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893-3371 |
STI/HIV Testing appointments
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893-3371 |
Self Directed-Forms are in Student Health Lobby
Sexual health counseling
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893-3371 |
Emergency Contraception Hotline
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893-6002 |
Santa Barbara Community Resources
Isla Vista Medical Clinic
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968-1511 |
Westside Medical Clinic
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963-1546 |
Eastside Medical Clinic
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963-1641 |
Santa Barbara County Health Care Services
Call for free HIV testing sites:
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681-5120 |
Planned Parenthood
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963-5801 |
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