Sexual Health and Sexuality

Sexual health and sexuality are relevant to all of us - whether you’re a sexual novice, a sexpert, or abstinent.

It doesn't matter whether you are single, dating, in a relationship; it doesn’t matter how you identify yourself sexually. Sexuality is part of who you are, and healthy sexuality is important to your overall wellness. You should have as much information as possible to make informed choices about sexuality. The information and resources listed here can help you make healthy sexual choices now and in the future.

Services at UHS

Medical Appointments: STI/HIV testing, pregnancy testing, annual exams, vaccines, etc.
Health Coaching: individual sessions to discuss questions and concerns around sexual health and sexuality
Sexual Health Education Program: Sexpert Education Clinic, rapid HIV antibody testing, and sexual health outreach
UHS Pharmacy: low-cost safer sex supplies and contraceptives

Additional Resources

UHS has compiled the following list of resources related to sexuality and sexual health to assist students in finding additional information, services and support.

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On-Campus Resources

Berkeley NOW (National Organization for Women): Awareness initiatives around pay equity, body image, reproductive rights, conscious consumerism, etc.
Gender Equity Resource Center: Resources, services, education and leadership programs related to gender and sexuality
Queer Alliance & Resource Center: Social, education, and safe sex programming for the Queer community on campus

Off-Campus Resources

Berkeley Free Clinic: STI screening and treatment, HIV testing, pregnancy testing, and counseling services
Berkeley Public Health Clinic: STI screening, treatment, and prevention education
Casa Segura: Safer sex education and kits, STI clinic, birth control, abortion referral, pregnancy testing and services, and HIV testing (Oakland)
Center for Sex and Culture: Classes and events related to sexual health and pleasure, and library of sex education and history (San Francisco)
Eastmont Wellness Center: STI testing and women’s health (Oakland)
Good Vibrations: Retailer of sexual health supplies and sex toys (Berkeley, San Francisco)
Magnet: Free testing for STIs and HIV, and hepatitis A/B vaccinations for gay, bi, and trans men (San Francisco)
Pacific Center: Social activities and support groups for bi, gay, lesbian, transgender, youth & questioning, as well as AIDS education, testing, and counseling (Berkeley)
Planned Parenthood: Birth control, STI screening and treatment, HIV testing, abortion services, pregnancy tests, gynecological exams, LGBT services, emergency contraception, cancer screening, prenatal care, counseling, and men and women’s health care (El Cerrito, Central Richmond, Hilltop-Richmond, San Francisco, Eastmont, Walnut Creek)
San Francisco City Clinic: HIV testing, women’s health (annual exams, contraception, family planning tools), and STD testing
San Francisco Sex Information: Free, accurate, non-judgmental sex information via phone, email and web
Society of Jamus: Education, socialization, and support for members of the BDSM and kink community
The Trevor Project (866-488-7386) provides a free, 24/7 crisis intervention and suicide prevention hotline to LGBTQ youth
Tri-City Health: Birth control, STI screening and treatment, HIV testing, pregnancy testing and options counseling, gynecological exams, and emergency contraception (Fremont)
Wohlford Family Clinic: Abortion services, birth control, HIV testing, LGBT services, emergency contraception, pregnancy testing, STI testing, and men and women’s health care (San Francisco)

Online Resources

ACCESS: Information, referrals, advocacy, peer counseling, transportation, housing and financial assistance to women seeking all types of reproductive health care
Advocates for Youth: Current sexual health-related news, abstinence, activism, safer sex, and STIs.
Afraid to Ask: In-depth information and graphic photographs that give a better understanding of highly personal health issues
AIDS Hotline: Database of HIV and other STI resources in California
Alternatives to Sex: Outercourse: "Outercourse" options for people who want to be sexually active but choose not to have sexual intercourse
American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors, and Therapists: National listings for therapists familiar with issues relating to sexuality, relationships, and gender
American Sexual Health Association (ASHA): STIs, transmission, prevention, symptoms, treatment options, how to talk to partners, and online support groups
Ask Alice!: Q&As on sexuality, sexual health, and relationships
Brown University Health Education: Safer sex, STIs, pregnancy, and sexuality
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Most up-to-date information on STI
Center for Research and Education on Gender and Sexuality: Sexual literacy and research through training, education, and policy work
Coalition for Positive Sexuality: Youth-focused, candid sex education materials
Hudson’s FTM Resource Guide: tips on surgery, transitioning, presenting as male for FTM people
It’s Your (Sex) Life Guide: Contraception, abstinence, STDs, and how to talk to your partner
Managing Contraception: Contraceptives and other reproductive choices for women
Method Explorer: Interactive program to help you select a birth control method
Not-2-Late: Information about and access to emergency contraception and other reproductive health choices, both in the United States and abroad
Planned Parenthood Chat: Chat with a health educator in real time
Scarletteen: Sexual information aimed at young adults, including a forum to ask questions
Sex, etc.: Relationships, pregnancy, STIs, birth control, and sexual orientation for teens
Sexuality and You: Birth control, STIs, and sexual health
Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS): Advocacy for accurate sexual health information, comprehensive sex education, and public policy
Society for Human Sexuality: Library of books, videos, hotlines and West Coast city guides related to sexual health
Student Sex Life: Decision-making about sex and relationships
Team HBV: HBV and liver cancer among the Asian Pacific Islander community
Transgender Law Center: legal aspects of transitioning and trans life, including ID change, employment, health care, safe schools, safe bathrooms, and more
Transitional Male: community contributions and personal essays for FTM people, their families, partners and friends
Transsexual Roadmap: advice, resources and support from and for the MTF community around the physical and emotional aspects of transitioning, name changes, coming out, workplace issues, and issues for young trans women
UCSF Center for Excellence in Transgender Health: provides information about routine care, HIV prevention, cultural competency and mental health for trans people and professionals who work with trans people; UCSF Primary Care Protocols for Transgender Care (detailed, evidence-based set of guidelines for comprehensive care of transgender patients)
University of Georgia Sexual Health: Sexual choices and communication for college students
World Professional Association for Transgender Health: provider and referrals directory; Standards of Care (guidelines for health care providers and insurers on trans health issues)

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