Sexual & Reproductive Health
Additional Sexual Health Information
At OSU Student Health Services, we prioritize your physical, mental, and social well-being, providing comprehensive care to students across the gender spectrum. Our health clinic is a trusted first stop for most reproductive and sexual health concerns.
Our Services
We offer a range of sexual and reproductive health services, including:
- Comprehensive Sexual Health Care
- Gynecologic Care - including routine well-person exams, including pelvic exams and Pap smears (cervical cancer screenings)
- Contraceptive Counseling
We offer all types of birth control including
- Oral contraceptive pills (birth control pills)
- Intrauterine systems (IUS) (Mirena, Kyleena, Skyla)
- Intrauterine device (IUD) (ParaGard)
- Implant (Nexplanon)
- Contraceptive ring (NuvaRing, Annovera)
- Contraceptive patch
- Depo-Provera shot
- External and internal condoms
- Diaphragm
- Spermicides
CCare will pay for contraceptive management office visits, including birth control consultations, initiation and follow-up care, a yearly exam, and emergency contraception.
We believe that sex should be safe, pleasurable, and shame-free. That’s why the OSU Center for Advocacy, Prevention & Education's (CAPE) Safer Sex team will mail FREE safer sex supplies right to your door! Current OSU students can request their custom Dam Delivery through our order form and have free safer sex supplies delivered to their on campus mailbox or off campus mailing address, anywhere in the US. Dam Delivery ships weekly during the OSU academic year, excluding breaks. For questions or concerns related to Dam Delivery, please contact our team via email.
Don't want to break the bank on barrier methods? Curious about what condoms and other barriers are available on the Corvallis campus? You can pick up condoms, dental dams and other products for free at Safer Sex Spots, provided by the Center for Advocacy, Prevention & Education (CAPE).
Find Safer Sex Spot locations and what products are available there
Emergency Contraception (EC)
Emergency contraception reduces the risk of pregnancy after unprotected sex. Emergency contraception must be taken within 120 hours (five days) after unprotected intercourse to avoid pregnancy, but the sooner it is taken, the more effective it will be. It will not harm an existing pregnancy.
- EC is available to be dispensed from the Health Center without an appointment. You can use our online service via the patient portal, call 541-737-9355 or walk in to make an appointment with a nurse. The cost will be billed to your student account. For accurate and up-to-date cost information, please contact us directly.
- Plan B: All students 17 or older, regardless of gender, may purchase Plan B from a community pharmacy without a prescription. Plan B is provided free to students who qualify for CCare or following a sexual assault. Plan B loses effectiveness if taken more than 72 hours after intercourse. Plan B is less effective for people over 165 lbs/70 kg.
- Ella: Ella requires a prescription from a medical provider. It is much more effective than Plan B between 48 and 120 hours after sex. Ella is less effective for people over 195 lbs/88 kg.
Additional Sexual Health Resources and Information at OSU Student Health
If you have symptoms or a known exposure, schedule an appointment with a clinician online via the patient portal or by calling us at 541-737-9355. Scroll down this page for additional STI testing information.
Taking doxycycline (Doxy PEP) within 3 days or 72 hours after sex can help some people reduce the chances of getting syphilis, chlamydia, and in some studies, gonorrhea. To explore your options, call us at 541-737-9355.
Services such as breast reduction, sterilization, surgical or medical abortion, and prenatal care will require a referral. For additional information about how to obtain a referral, visit our referrals page.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) resources are available at Sarah’s Place. A Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner is a registered nurse who is specifically trained in compassionate and comprehensive care for survivors of sexual assault. Sarah’s Place also provides a safe place for survivors of sexual assault to receive resources and care. All services are free. This includes STI testing and treatment, pregnancy testing, education, and support. Services are provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
OSU's CAPE team can also provide assistance with survivor advocacy. Learn more about CAPE's services.
If you have breast concerns, genital pain, testicular pain, rectal pain, vaginal symptoms, polycystic ovarian syndrome, and urinary tract infections, please call to schedule an appointment at 541-737-9355 or book via the patient portal.
OSU Student Health can discuss options with you regarding continuing or ending a pregnancy and will support you in making the right decision for your own body.
We provide compassionate, non-judgmental support to discuss all pregnancy options, including continuing the pregnancy, adoption, and abortion. Our clinicians will provide information, options, treatments, and referrals in support of patients’ right to bodily autonomy and informed decision-making. Please call us to schedule an appointment at 541-737-9355 or schedule via the Patient Portal.
HIV Prevention
Schedule an appointment
If you’re interested in learning more about whether PEP or PrEP might be right for you, please schedule an appointment with a clinician at the OSU Student Health Center by calling 541-737-9355.
PEP and PrEP are terms used to describe several ways in which people who are currently HIV negative, and who are at risk for HIV infection, can use anti-HIV medication to prevent infection with the HIV virus.
HIV is a virus that is transmitted sexually or by sharing contaminated needles.
PEP(Post-exposure Prophylaxis) is a term used to describe taking anti-HIV medication AFTER a specific high-risk exposure to HIV - for example, after engaging in sex without a condom (or if the condom slips or breaks) - with a partner who is HIV+, or whose HIV status is unknown.
PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) is a term used to describe taking anti-HIV medication to prevent HIV infection, taken by HIV-negative persons who are at risk of infection. Used together with other HIV risk reduction approaches, including consistent condom use, PrEP can significantly reduce the risk of HIV infection.
Additional Resources
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Testing
Anyone who is sexually active should consider getting tested for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) to protect your health.
Self-requested testing is a fast and easy way to test for some of the most commonly sexually transmitted infections.
How to request labs:
- If you have symptoms or have had an exposure, you will need to see a clinician. Please call 541-737-9355 to schedule.
- If you have no symptoms and have not been notified of a positive partner in the last 90 days, you qualify for self-requested STI testing.
- Appointments are necessary for lab visits. Please call 541-737-9355 and ask to make a "self-requested lab appointment."
- Appointments can also be made online inside the Patient Portal. Just visit myhealth.oregonstate.edu to schedule.
- Test results are posted to the patient portal.
- We offer low-cost service and discreet billing. Charges show on your account only as "lab."
What tests can I self-request?
- Chlamydia/Gonorrhea testing can be done with a urine test, vaginal swab, throat swab or rectal swab. Chlamydia and Gonorrhea can also be transferred orally or rectally.
- Urine Chlamydia/Gonorrhea will detect infections in the vagina or penis. This test will not detect a rectal or oral infection of Chlamydia or Gonorrhea. For this test you will collect your own urine sample.
- Vaginal Chlamydia/Gonorrhea will detect infections in the vagina and is the preferred sample for people with a vagina as it is a more sensitive test. For this test you will collect your own swab.
- Rectal Chlamydia/Gonorrhea will detect rectal infections, if you have had receptive anal sex. For this test you will collect your own swab.
- Throat Chlamydia/Gonorrhea will detect infections in your throat, if you have performed oral sex. For this test, a laboratory professional will collect the throat swab.
- HIV will detect the presence of antibodies against the virus and the virus itself in your blood. A laboratory professional will collect a sample of blood from a vein in your arm.
- Syphilis will detect if you have been exposed to the bacteria that causes Syphilis. A laboratory professional will collect a sample of blood from a vein in your arm.
When to Test for Sexually Transmitted Infections
Please keep in mind that STIs take time to become detectable. Different infections have different incubation periods from when they are passed and when symptoms appear, and some never develop symptoms at all.
Common Incubation Periods
- Chlamydia: 7 ro 21 days
- Gonorrhea: 2 to 24 days
- HIV: 7 days to many years
- Syphilis: 10 to 90 days
Additional information can be found on the CDC website.