Students

Birth Control: Medical, Counseling and Educational Services

Tang Center offers the following services that can be of help to students needing birth control.

Request What to Do
Appointments:
medical		 Call 642-2000 for an appointment with a clinician if you want to begin using birth control.
Appointments:
sexual health education 		Sexual Health Education Program (SHEP) peer educators are students trained to discuss sexual health and birth control. They are available at the Tang Center for free, confidential appointments. SHEP peer educators can talk with you about:
  • Birth control methods, including emergency contraception
  • Safer sex and how to make it fun
  • LGBTIQQ sexual health issues
  • Sexual communication and decision-making
  • Sexually transmitted infections
  • Various other sexual health concerns

Call 642-2000 to schedule an appointment with a SHEP peer educator. Partners are welcome to attend.
Birth control pills (BCP) refills
  • If it has been less than one year since your last prescription, check with your pharmacy for refills. If you are out of refills, and have 3 days or more before you need to restart, make a "Hormonal Contraceptive Refill" appointment with the Clinic 1 nurse by calling 642-2000.
  • If you purchased your BCP at an outside pharmacy, you can ask the Tang Center Pharmacy to transfer the prescription.
  • If you are out of pills completely, call the Advice Nurse at 643-7197 during regular business hours.
  • If it has been longer then one year since your last annual, please call 642-2000 to make an appointment.
Emergency contraception See online health topic: Emergency Contraception.
Over-the-counter birth control Over-the-counter products, including condoms, are available for purchase at the Tang Center Pharmacy.
Pregnancy testing Pregnancy testing is done on a drop-in basis at Clinic 4. For detailed instructions, see Pregnancy Options: Medical, Counseling and Educational Services.
Resources Visit Tang's Self-Care Resource Center, on the second floor, which has educational resources on birth control.

Also see online health topic information::

Planned Parenthood
482 West MacArthur Blvd
Oakland
(800) 967-7526

Comprehensive Family Planning
830 University Ave (at 6th St.)
Berkeley
(510) 981-5350

Berkeley Free Clinic
2339 Durant Ave (at Dana)
Berkeley
(510) 548-4811 or 644-0425

Women's Choice Clinic
570 14th St. #3
Oakland
(510) 836-5676

 

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